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The PP gis experience July 2004-October 2006

The PP gis.net experience July 2004-October 2006. Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies. By Giacomo Rambaldi grambaldi@iapad.org. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.

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The PP gis experience July 2004-October 2006

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  1. ThePPgis.net experienceJuly 2004-October 2006 Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies By Giacomo Rambaldigrambaldi@iapad.org This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.

  2. A few stats (as of Oct. 30, 2006) • Conceptualisation and preparation: 2003-2004 • DGroup set-up: July 2004 • Moderators: 5 (3 with admin rights) • Open group, moderated • Active members: 1076 • Messages posted : 1050 • 5-most active users have posted 37% of all messages • Resources posted: 74 • Calendar entries: 7

  3. PPgis.net Fact sheet • 5/10 Google rank • 450 incoming links according to • Average 41 new members/month (net of un-subscriptions)

  4. The main web Interface www.ppgis.net

  5. NavLink to [ppgis] Dgroups

  6. Web site structure

  7. [ppgis] RSS feed

  8. Google Translate tool

  9. Affiliate Programmes

  10. Web sites’ online networking

  11. Online collaboration Customised search Google-coop

  12. Geo-stats: Google-analytics

  13. RSS Feed options

  14. Who’s out there?

  15. July 2004 – October 2006 1076

  16. Knowing the CommunityWho-is-who on [ppgis] • December 2004 (exploratory survey) (330 members, 100 responses: 30%) Ooops

  17. About the “Community”5 months after launching (December 2004)

  18. About the “Community”5 months after launching (December 2004)

  19. About the “Community”5 months after launching (December 2004)

  20. About the “Community”5 months after launching (December 2004)

  21. About the “Community” Core Group Active members Outsiders Peripherals

  22. About the “Core Group” • Takes on community projects • identifies topics for the community to address • drives the community along its learning agenda and mission fulfillment Administrators and moderators Core Group

  23. About “Active Members” • Attend meetings regularly • Participate occasionally to Core Group meetings Active members

  24. About the “Peripherals” • Rarely participate • Keep on the sidelines, watching the interaction of core and active members • Have private conversations on issues gained from observing Peripherals

  25. About the “Outsiders” • Not members but knowing about the community and having some interest in it • “Intellectual neighbors” Outsiders

  26. Mailing list’s uses • Information sharing • Reputable sources of (free) data and applications • Debates on key issues related the practice • Theory and Reflections: Practical ethics, best practices, social learning, … • Methodologies: scale mapping, GPS, GIS, … • Applications: NRM, EIA, Gender, Health, HIV/AIDS, risk management; disaster response; protected areas, tenure, …

  27. Mailing list’s uses • Advocacy and networking • Q&A • Mainly newcomers to the practice & students • Announcements • Calls for papers, publications, launching of new applications, innovations • Preparation of and follow-up on events • Conferences, workshops, etc. • Administration of surveys (3)

  28. ToolBasket • SurveyMonkey (perception survey) • Web Ring • Web site integration • Multiple domains • Reciprocating links • Dissemination • Link2us page

  29. Responding to expectationsFuture directions [pgis 2005] • September 2005 (end-of conference survey) 154 participants, 80 responses: 52%)

  30. Knowledge Management Collating and packaging scattered content …

  31. Event Cycle Management Awareness raising, gathering feedback, learning & planning

  32. Content production E-discussion + face2face + e-discussion + content elaboration

  33. Online collaboration Remotely together …

  34. Disaster response Mobilisation of human, financial and technical resources, data and knowledge

  35. Thank you

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