Online Collaborative Watershed PlanningPNW Geodesign Forum 2014, Seattle

Robert Pahle, Mary RoderickTim Nyerges

Participatory Geographic Information Systems Technologies

Water Innovation Consortium

Modes of Participation Degrees of Integration

Integration at the glass Loose-coupling throughstandardized interfaceslike web services

Tight-coupling through Point-2-Point programming

Remote Face-2-Face & Remote Face-2-Face

REAL TIMEANYTIME

SCOPE DESIGN IMPLEMENTWHY? HOW? WHAT

WHEN WHERE?

Representation

Process

Evaluation

Change

Impact

Decision

Decision Process - layers

Decision-Making Environment

Decision-Making Frameworks

Decision Support Systems

Tools

• Physical location• Interaction setup• Group dynamics• Institutional setting

• Legitimacy & credibility• Domain background• Culture• Economics

• Web resources• Dynamic models• Simulations / Games• Collaboration tools

• Databases• GIS• Modeling tool• Web technologies

Decision LayersDecision ProcessesCo

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Decision Process - cycle

Decision Processes Decision Making Cycle

Improvement / Strategic Plan

Design & Develop Model/Game

Exercise the Plan using the

Model/Game

Assessment / Evaluation

Implementation

Knowledge Solicitation /

Post-Implementation

evaluation

• Key factors, goals and context as defined by decision makers

• Models and visualizations

• Tools to assess complex data

• Experiential Engagement process

• Expert and data input

• Relevant information as defined by decision makers

• After-action reports and analysis• Alignment process

• Policy

• Action

• Impact

Decision

Iterative Processto improve

Decision Making

Brainstorm Synthesize

consensus consensus

Categorize

consensus

Review

consensus

No

Yes

No No

No

Yes Yes

Large-scale, asynchronous participation Structured analytic-deliberation Consensus-building & decision-making Open, transparent decision repository Participation metrics for reporting

Participatory Geographic Information Systems Technologies

Structured Participation Workflow

What else needed for online collaboration?

• SPT methods for discussion synthesis and selection of options• Use of SPT earlier in process to develop analytic-deliberative reqs• Integration of public sentiment apps

• Ontology for organizing models and model catalog/service registry• Integration with CyberGIS for HPC analytic services

Participatory Geographic Information Systems Technologies