Facilitating participatory decision-making in local communities through map-based online discussion

Authors:
Bo Yu;Guoray Cai
Affiliations:
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Communities and technologies
Year:
2009

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Abstract

GIS has been widely used for supporting decision-making in local communities. However, limited studies have been conducted to use maps directly as a communication tool to support community discussion. In this paper, we explore the potential of using geospatial annotations to facilitate map-based online discussion in local communities. We developed a prototype system, which explicitly links participants' discussion contributions with geographic references. The system is based on conceptual understanding of map-based discussion space, which guides the generation of system requirements. We demonstrate the utility of such systems by a hypothetical scenario of building a Smoke-Free campus in a university community.