Background Information: 􀂉 Samoa 􀂉 MNRE / ICCRIFS Project 􀂉 P3DM History, process for Implementation • Generation of Open Data from P3DM • Issues / solutions • Conclusion / Recommendation

1. Participatory Three Dimensional
Modeling (P3DM) with Communities in
Samoa, Pacific.
Yvette Kerslake
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, SAMOA
CTA Open Seminar, Participatory Data: Public or Private,
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, Wageningen, The Netherlands

2. Presentation Outline
• Background Information:
Samoa
MNRE / ICCRIFS Project
P3DM History, process for Implementation
• Generation of Open Data from P3DM
• Issues / solutions
• Conclusion / Recommendation

3. SAMOA
• Location : Pacific
Region
• Climate : Tropical
mean average
Temperature is 27 OC
• Population: Approx
185,000
• GDP 1.6 billion est.
• Environment
• Culture

4. TIMEFRAME: 4 YEARS 2011‐2016
PROJECT FUND: GEF
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: UNDP
EXECUTING AGENCY : MNRE

5. P3D Models with Communities in
Samoa
• P3DM is a community engagement tool which
integrates spatial data with local “traditional
knowledge” and used widely by SIDS e.g Samoa
for spacial planning, climate change adaptation,
Disaster Risk Reduction etc.

6. HISTORY OF P3DM IN SAMOA
2012
• ‐ Two Forestry Officers were trained with CTA
2013
• 3 Models Laulii Falevao, Lake Lanotoo and Mt Salafai, Laulii
Village with Primary School students
2014
• Apia Catchment; Vaitele – SIDS Venue ; Motootua with
Students with disabilities.
• Small Island Development States Side Event / Site Visit
• Gataivai & Taga
2015
• Satoalepai (FPAM Project )
• Manono (ICCRITS Project)

7. Mt Salafai Scoping

8. Lake Lanoto’o Scoping
‐ Samoa 80%
customary land
‐ Lands & Titles Court
‐ Sensitive issue not
to map – village
boundaries.
‐ Aim – sustainable
management of
natural resources

9. TRANSPORTATION

10. BASE TABLE

11. Community Legend

12. TRACE, CUT AND PASTE GROUPS

15. PARTICIPATORY 3 DIMENSIONAL MODEL

16. P3DM builds capacity, shares knowledge with
communities at all levels, men, women & youth

17. Way of Sharing Traditional knowledge
“this is a dirt road used by the
farmers to access plantations
and cattle farms.....”
“This is a sacred land for our
village..”

18. Community Ownership

19. P3DM with communities in Samoa

20. Participatory Three Dimensional
Modeling (P3DM)
• P3DM is a product of GIS data, it uses GIS
technology to build model from series of contour
lines and important source of information to
enter into GIS for participatory planning and
implementation e.g agriculture.

21. Open Data Generation – Geo
referenced Photo

22. Samoa Forest Resources Information
System (SamFRIS)

23. Open Data Generation ‐ Digitized

24. P3D Model ‐ Lowland

25. Luatuanuu Agro‐forestry demo Plots

26. NURSERIES

27. P3D & Upland Conservation

28. Digitized Upland Area

29. UPLAND REHABILITATION & TRAIL MAINTENANCE

30. Field Assistant’s

31. Mauga o Salafai ‐ Ecological Survey

32. Conclusion / Recommendation
• P3DM is an important tool that can provide a
bridge/platform for local people, CSO/NGO to talk
with and engage with Govt/Policy Maker
• P3DM has many applications as useful tool for
generation of open data for thematic areas e.g.
Climate change adaptation etc.
• Mutual agreement with communities on “open
data”
• Build capacity at local, regional and international
level share on lessons learnt and best practices
• Scale up P3DM

33. MNRE ‐ ICCRIFS WEBSITE PAGE
• WEB SITE ADDRESS:
http://www.mnre.gov.ws/index.php/home‐iccrifs

34. PGIS/P3DM websites with CTA
• Global updates including Samoa available from the
following websites;
• https://dgroups.org/groups/ppgis electronic discussion
list on the topic, 2500 members from around the world
• www.facebook.com/ppgis latest updates and news
• www.twitter.com/ppgis
• www.twitter.com/PGISatCTA

35. Thank You

36. Thank you
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