Hi,
A site worth checking out is the Community Mapping Network
http://www.shim.bc.ca/
They have numerous sites where people are adding information,
such as Frog Watch. I know they would be pleased to talk to
anyone interested in similar projects.
Cheers,
Brian
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Brian Klinkenberg http://www.geog.ubc.ca/~brian
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Department of Geography, U.B.C. Tel: 604 822-2663
1984 West Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2 Fax: 604 822-6150
On Fri, 4 May 2007, Jennifer Strahan wrote:
Hello,
Can anyone point me towards examples of Internet mapping applications that
are used to collect data from the public?
We're wondering what it would take to create an online application that can:
1. allow users to draw polygons and add 2-3 attributes
2. store the shapes in a database that can eventually be transferred to
multiple GIS data formats (including shapefiles)
3. collect a large volume of data (about 50,000 responses over three years)
If anyone has experiences or thoughts to share that would be very helpful.
Some questions include:
1. How successful are the existing data collection sites?
2. What are the best practices for building an application that is usable
by a general, non-tech savvy audience?
3. What technology would you recommend and what type of resources are
necessary?
Thanks in advance for the info. I'm looking forward to seeing what others
are doing and how they are doing it!
Regards,
Jennifer
Jennifer Strahan
GreenInfo Network - 1996-2006: A Decade of Mapping the Public Interest
116 New Montgomery Street Suite 738 San Francisco CA 94105
PH: (415)979-0343 x306 Fax: 415-979-0371 Web: www.greeninfo.org
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