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What is Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems

Chapter 154
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
Systems that incorporate conventional methods of public participation with geographical information technologies (namely GIS, i.e., geographic information systems), facilitating the communication between government agencies, and social communities.
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Participatory Geographic Information Systems
Dulce Magalhaes de Sá (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) and Ana Cristina M. Costa (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch154
Abstract
Geographic information systems are largely used in different levels of administration and planning where geo-referenced information is a crucial factor behind analysis and determination of different decision-making scenarios. The potential of these systems is increasingly being perceived as a support to facilitate public participation in planning processes.
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