Public Participation GIS (PPGIS)

1. How to use: Public Participation GIS (PPGIS)

2. Objectives • To understand what PPGIS is • To describe the principles of PPGIS • To apply examples of case studies and their use in health communication and advocacy • To participate in a PPGIS process

3. PPGISis… • (1) a study of the uses and applications of geographic information and/or geographic information systems technology • (2) used by members of the public, both as individuals and grass-root groups, • (3) for participation in public processes (data collection, mapping, analysis and/or decision-making) affecting their lives1. 1Rutgers (2011)

4. Principles of PPGIS • Enable public access to cultural, economic and biophysical data generated by governments, private sector organizations and academic institutions; • Is best applied via partnerships developed between individuals, communities, NGOs, academic institutions, governments and the private sector; • Support lifelong learning that helps to bridge the divides that exist between cultures, academic disciplines, gender and class; • Is about sharing the challenges and opportunities of place and situation in a transparent and celebratory manner2. 2 Aberley & Sieber, (2002)

5. Why use PPGIS in Health Communication and Advocacy? • Bottom-up approach • Allows communities to see their space from a different perspective • Visual representation of multiple realities • Gives voice to marginalized populations • Can be adapted to any setting , low cost • Context and issues driven rather than technology driven

6. Potential Problems • Can create conflict • Participants may lack polictical, technical and financial control over data and its use • Increased time commitment

7. PPGIS – Simple to Complex Community Mapping Participatory 3D Models

8. PPGIS – Simple to Complex Garfield, NJ Boys and Girls Club - PPGIS Participatory Chinatown, Boston

9. Bike Share Community Planning – Vancouver, BC • Determine where to situate trial bike shares • Refer to your “character” – bureau of tourism, bike association, interested citizens • Pinpoint spots in downtown Vancouver where you may visit in a typical day • Next Steps

10. Vancouver Bike Map 2011

11. THANK YOU – Any Questions?

12. References Aberley, D. & Sieber, R. (2003). Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) Guiding Principles. In: The 2nd URISA PPGIS Conference Portland, Oregon. Retrieved March 2, 2011 from www.iapad.org/ppgis_principles.html Asian Community Development Corportaion, et al. (2010). Participatory Chinatown Retrieved March 1, 2011 from www.participatorychinatown.org City of Vancouver (2011). Bike Vancouver. Retrieved March 4, 2011 from http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/cycling/bikeways/documents/2011BikeMap.pdf Dunn, C. (2007). Participatory GIS – a peoples’ GIS. Progress in Human Geography 31(5), 616-637. Driedger, S. (2007). Using Participatory Design to develop (public) health decision support systems through GIS. International Journal of Health Geographics 6, 53-63 Garfield Community Mapping Blog. Retrieved March 1, 2011 from www.garfieldcommunitymapping.wordpress.com GIS Use in Public Health and Health Care. (2011). Retrieved March 2, 2011 from http://healthmap.wordpress.com/ Hassan, M.M. (2005). Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh: spatial mitigation planning with GIS and public participation. Health Policy 74, 247-260. Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (n.d.) Participatory Avenues, the Gateway to Community Mapping, PGIS, PPGIS. Retrieved March 4, 2011 from http://www.iapad.org/index.htm Pennsylvania State University (2011). Geospatial Revolution : A Public Media Campaign. Retrieved March 1, 2011 from http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/ University of Victoria (2011). GIS and Epidemiology Workshop (ASHG101). Retrieved February 28,2011 from http://distance.moodle.uvcs.uvic.ca/ Water Aid (2005). Community Mapping: A tool for Community Organising. Retrieved March 4, 2011 from www.wateraid.org/documents/plugin_documents/communitymappingweb1.pdf