Stages 0-4 are in concurrent development but the social impact and adoption will almost surely evolve more linearly. As we approach the unanswered questions, neogeographers can become the community organizers of the coming decade resulting in a sharp rise in community cartography with measurable impact. Community cartography is map-making for the benefit of a community by its members. The ubiquitousness of social media, democratization of map technology, accessibility of data add a level of location-based equity never before achieved. It’s a revolution that unites the power of location, analysis, community tools and access flattening the system a little at a time.
Since the 1980s there has been a growing movement toward participation in the GIS community. Mapmaking techniques have been used globally for increasing communications, collaborative planning, and conflict resolution. In the Philippines IAPAD has used 3D models as a way to steward conflict resolution with success. The GreenMap project has broadened participation and access even further, around sustainability. The GreenMap methodology involves a common set of icons and framework so that less stewardship is required in facilitating citizen mapping. Community cartography, one topic of neogeography, has the chance to propel movements even further by putting tools for representation, analysis, collaboration, navigation and diplomacy into the hands of millions of people With further decreasing of stewardship, come new issues to be resolved with care and sensitivity.
Citizens will shape and create new political and cultural contexts which are online, offline and location aware. Borderless connection and real-time location-data enable independent cross border social structures, trade, migration and societies cooperating with one another and well outside of governments.
The infrastructure, need and participation is in place and we can get to work on answering the rest of the hard questions. Emergent products, services and regions will not neatly fit into these stages but will overlap, build on one another, integrate and probably conflict but will continue to change the way we live. Pragmatically speaking, we may have to wait another year to have seamless answers to, “Where can I get the best bagel on the Lower East side right this second?” and we’ll first need to be spammed by iPhone based friend-finding services with bugs but its a small investment for ubiquitous knowledge. Happy Mapping.
Resources & References:
Greenmap
IAPAD
FortiusOne
Frappr
Google Maps
Google Mapmaker
Platial
PPGIS, especially the LinkedIn group for the case study fodder Walter Svekla, Geographic Information Scientist and Interdisciplinary Designer, Carmen Tedesco, Program Officer at AED Center for Environmental Strategies, Brian Cooper, Associate Lecturer at University of Sydney, Elke Verbeeten, Independent Research Professional, Giacomo Rambaldi, Sr. Programme Coordinator, ICT4D Innovation at CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation)
Institute for the Future
Introduction to Neogeography, Andrew Turner
Open Street Map
Orton Family Foundation
On Exactitude in Science, Jorge Luis Borges
Citizens will shape and create new political and cultural contexts which are online, offline and location aware. Borderless connection and real-time location-data enable independent cross border social structures, trade, migration and societies cooperating with one another and well outside of governments.
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Open Green Map Launch on June 5!
Green Maps highlight local natural, cultural and green living sites in
hundreds of communities worldwide to promote personal and community
well-being. Transforming local information into global interaction, the
new Open Green Map sustainability mapping platform spurs healthy
participation as it shares diverse public viewpoints.
Open Green Map's launch celebration will take place on Friday, June 5 -
World Environment Day - all over the world: Cape Town, Geneva, Jakarta,
Stockholm, Baltimore, Santiago and other places! Details:
http://GreenMap.org/ogm-launch.
In New York City, join the global Green Map System in celebrating in
Manhattan. Everyone is invited to bring a green site, comment or image to
add to the map from 6-8:30PM at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at
NYU, 53 Washington Square South!
We'll be pleased to provide you with press release, images, in addition to those online in our Press Center(http://GreenMap.org/press).
Posted by: Myriam | May 21, 2009 at 09:53 AM