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Evaluating Internet-based public participation GIS (PPGIS) and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in environmental planning and management

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  • Zhenghong Tang
  • Tiantian Liu

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An Internet-based public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) is an affordable and accessible tool for citizens to provide location-based volunteered geographic information (VGI) in environmental planning and management. Based on a conceptual model, this study uses the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis methodology to qualitatively evaluate user, information, and site use of six cases with Internet-based PPGIS. This study reviews each case's website to collect descriptive data for the case analysis. The results of this study show that user numbers do not have a significantly strong relationship with data submission numbers, since active users had the highest number of contributions. The most urgent task of using Internet-based PPGIS to attract citizen scientists is to invite and retain long-term and active contributors, and to change interested users into long-term active contributors.

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  • Zhenghong Tang & Tiantian Liu, 2016. "Evaluating Internet-based public participation GIS (PPGIS) and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in environmental planning and management," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(6), pages 1073-1090, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:59:y:2016:i:6:p:1073-1090
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1054477
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    1. Mordechai Haklay, 2010. "How Good is Volunteered Geographical Information? A Comparative Study of OpenStreetMap and Ordnance Survey Datasets," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 37(4), pages 682-703, August.
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