Public participation GIS (PPGIS) is a field within geographic information science that focuses on ways the public uses various forms of geospatial technologies to participate in public processes, such as mapping and decision making.
GV: former concept "public participation and citizenship"
Define and understand citizenship, democracy, maturity, and negotiation related to geo information use and participation in society /community development (at local, regional, national level)
Differentiate among universal/deliberative, pluralist/representative, and participatory models of citizen participation
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of group participation and individual participation
Illustrate an example of "local knowledge" that is unlikely to be represented in the geospatial data maintained routinely by government agencies
Explain how community organizations represent the interests of citizens, politicians, and specialists
GI-N2K (revision)