Can online map-based applications improve citizen participation?

Authors:
Renate Steinmann;Alenka Krek;Thomas Blaschke
Affiliations:
Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg, Austria;Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg, Austria;Z_GIS, Zentrum für Geoinformatik Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Venue:
TCGOV'05 Proceedings of the 2005 international conference on E-Government: towards Electronic Democracy
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Public participatory geographic information systems (PP GIS) aim at enlarging citizen's involvement and participation in decision-making processes. In this paper we review existing online PP GIS applications and present the framework of our analysis. We concentrate on the aspects of interactivity of such applications and the GIS functionalities needed for their operation. First results of ongoing research exhibit that a vast majority of applications only deliver information to the citizen in a one-way communication process. Although the technology is available, only few applications fulfill criteria of our analysis to be classified as two-way communication tools. We conclude the paper with directions for our further research.