Participatory GIS in design of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology campus web map and spatial analysis of campus area quality

Jan Blachowski,Jakub Łuczak,Paulina Zagrodnik,T.A Przylibski,D Kasza

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20182900025

Abstract

Public participation geographic information system (GIS) and participatory mapping data collection methods are means that enhance capacity in generating, managing, and communicating spatial information in various fields ranging from local planning to environmental management. In this study these methods have been used in two ways. The first one, to gather information on the additional functionality of campus web map expected by its potential users, i.e. students, staff and visitors, through web based survey. The second, to collect geographically referenced information on campus areas that are liked and disliked in a geo-survey carried out with ArcGIS Online GeoForm Application. The results of the first survey were used to map facilities such as: bicycle infrastructure, building entrances, wheelchair accessible infrastructure and benches. The results of the second one, to analyse the most and the least attractive parts of the campus with heat and hot spot analyses in GIS. In addition, the answers have been studied with regard to the visual and functional aspects of campus area raised in the survey. The thematic layers developed in the results of field mapping and geoprocessing of geosurvey data were included in the campus web map project. The paper describes the applied methodology of data collection, processing, analysis, interpretation and geovisualisation.

Highlights

[1] Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) pertains to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to broaden public involvement in policymaking, as well as to the value of GIS to promote the goals of non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations etc
The article [1] provides a comprehensive view of PPGIS: its origins, potential, criticisms and evolution to date
In our study we focus on using selected participatory GIS methods, from the above mentioned approaches, to collect information with the aim to aid design and development of campus web map and to study perception of campus area

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Introduction

According to [1] Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) pertains to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to broaden public involvement in policymaking, as well as to the value of GIS to promote the goals of non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations etc. The article [1] provides a comprehensive view of PPGIS: its origins, potential, criticisms and evolution to date. Another term, Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PGIS) refers to participatory approach to spatial planning, spatial information and communication management [3]. Schlossberg and Shuford [5] note inconsistencies in how practitioners and scholars utilize the term PPGIS across uses and applications. They provide background on the two terms and present a two-plane matrix to help users and researchers provide a more methodical and deliberate context for PPGIS. Studies focus on quality of PPGIS crowd-sourced spatial data as in the example of PPGIS for conservation planning [8]

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