Geo 599
Virtual Seminar in Geographic
Information Science:
Public Participation GIS
Mondays, 4:00-5:20 p.m.
Wilkinson 203
3 credits
~70 institutions,
govt., industry
www.ucgis.org
UCGIS - www.ucgis.org
University Consortium for Geographic
Information Science
– research the issues that emerge from the use of the
technology - in areas such as scale, accuracy,
representation, SOCIETY
– evaluate, reflect on, work to improve the technology
– work to improve GIS practice
www.geo.oregonstate.edu/ucgis
UCGIS Education Priorities
• DISTANCE EDUCATION
– 1996 Virtual Seminar
(UCSB)
– 1998 Virtual Seminar
(OSU)
– 2002 Virtual Seminar
(Hunter College CUNY)
– 2005 Virtual Seminar
(Penn State)
• GIS&T Body of
Knowledge (aka
“Model Curriculum”)
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Emerging Technologies
Accreditation and Certification
Supporting Infrastructure
Access and Equity
Professional Education
Alternative Curricular Design
Graduate GIS Education
Learning with GIS
A Virtual Seminar?
PRESENTERS
• U. of Leeds (UK)
• U. of Sheffield (UK)
• U. of Manchester (UK)
• San Diego State
• U. of Washington
• U. of WisconsinMilwaukee
STUDENTS
• Oregon State
• Penn State
• U. of Leeds (UK)
• Southampton U. (UK)
• U. of York (UK)
• U. of Utrecht
(Netherlands)
Components / Expectations
• Online presentations
– Marratech (“synchronous”)
• Online discussion
– Listserv or Blackboard (“asynchronous”)
• Face-to-face every Monday
– Discussion leaders
• Your own readings
• Group project at end
Marratech
Geographic Information
Science (GISci)
Integrates and advances technology
from…
• geographic information systems (GIS)
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automated mapping, web mapping
remote sensing
global positioning systems
distributed computing (cyberinfrastructure)
mobile computing
Remote Sensing
New high-res satellite
imagery will enable us to
measure, in even greater
detail, physical phenomena
that change continuously
over time and large areas.
Image courtesy of Rutgers U. - 1999 UCGIS Congressional Breakfast
Mobile and field computing impacts both how
we collect geospatial data…and how we use data
in the field...
Image courtesy of Rutgers U. - 1999 UCGIS Congressional Breakfast
Robotic vehicles for data collection
in the field - on land...
Image courtesy of Rutgers U. - 1999 UCGIS Congressional Breakfast
… and at sea
• on the order of tens of meters to meters
• features the size of a beer can!
Distributed computing is changing how we enter, manage
and use spatial information ...
Image courtesy of Rutgers U. - 1999 UCGIS Congressional Breakfast
Map Servers - “Web GIS”
Urban planners use 3-D analysis to evaluate urban land use ...
Image courtesy of Rutgers U. - 1999 UCGIS Congressional Breakfast
and to recommend continuous green space strategies...
Image courtesy of Rutgers U. - 1999 UCGIS Congressional Breakfast
GIScience (2)
• The science behind the systems
• Fundamental issues arising from the
use of the systems
• The science that is done with the
technology
• Systematic study of geographic
information using scientific methods
• Societal issues of GIS use
So what is PPGIS?
Public Participation GIS
• Community interests and GIS technology
• “Empowering” communities
• Collaborative decision-making involving the
public
• “Conflicting knowledge” and “multiple
realities”
• “Public participation” vs. “participatory”
Syllabus,
Assignments
Group Project:
Choose a Place, an Issue, and 3 of the
following:
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Propose a strategy for soliciting “local knowledge” about a given
land management issue.
Describe the problem of distilling the spatial aspect of local
knowledge.
Explain how, and how well, local knowledge may be represented in a
GIS.
Exemplify a case in which local knowledge played a role in land use,
resource allocation, or other planning decisions.
Speculate on how local knowledge concerning a decision to locate a
controversial land use (e.g., retail megastore, strip mall, strip mine,
or halfway house) may vary by community.
Explain how citizen participation improves local government planning
processes and outcomes.
Some Ideas for Places / Issues
• Oregon Coast Marine Protected Area
OPAC Marine Reserve Working Group
http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/OPAC/workinggroups.shtml
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab
http://nwioos.coas.oregonstate.edu/
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab
http://nwioos.coas.oregonstate.edu/
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab
http://nwioos.coas.oregonstate.edu/
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab
http://nwioos.coas.oregonstate.edu/
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab
http://nwioos.coas.oregonstate.edu/
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab
http://nwioos.coas.oregonstate.edu/
Some Ideas for Places / Issues
• City of Corvallis or City of Portland
Land Use, Projected Development
• OSU Student Empowerment (e.g., voter
registration)
• Others?
Group Project
• Work in groups of 3
• Work together throughout the term
• Gather information (including
interviews)
• Build a rich web site
• Present results as a group, Nov. 26