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Participatory 3D Modelling of Manus Island, PNG (video)

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Participatory 3D modelling (P3DM) activity supported by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and partners in 2011 in PNG to help residents of Manus Island map out the terrestrial, coastal and marine resources and to plan for adapting to potential impacts due to climate change.

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Giacomo Rambaldi on March 16, 2012

Community Mapping in Tsunami Affected Areas in Aceh, Indonesia

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A touching 10-minute video production on how community mapping has been used in post-Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia.The documentary has been jointly produced by the Indonesia Community Mapping Network or Jaringan Kerja Pemetaan Partisipatif (JKPP), and the Center for people Economic Development or Yayasan Rumpun Bambu Indonesia (YRBI).

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Giacomo Rambaldi on February 08, 2010

Upcoming Google Mapping Technology Workshop

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Last year, Google Earth Outreach partnered with the Institute at the Golden Gate to convene 80 environmental leaders spanning 40 organizations and train them how to use mapping technology to create powerful visual messages.You can read more about that workshop in this blog post. The response to last year’s workshop was so overwhelming that the Institute at the Golden Gate has decided to host a second annual workshop.This year, the Institute will bring back trained alumni and several Google more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on February 05, 2012

PPgis.net - Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies on Facebook

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This Facebook page features latest posts dealing with participatory mapping and communication in the development cooperation sector

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Giacomo Rambaldi on January 23, 2011

The Voice of the Ogiek (video)

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In 2006 a little known ethnic group – called the Ogiek - created a three-dimensional map of their ancestral land in Kenya. In the past members of this indigenous community were regarded as second class citizen. Today, their story has gained international recognition. The Kenyan government is increasingly listening to their voice and including them in a dialogue over the future of their community and of the Mau Forest.This is the story of how the Ogiek found their voice …For more information on more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on November 18, 2011

Training Kit on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication

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Co-published by CTA and IFAD, this Training Kit is a unique product that can be tailored to meet your needs, ensuring that your employees get the best training available on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication.The Training Kit contains 15 Modules, each presented through a series of Units. Modules cover the entire spectrum of good developmental practice – from mobilising communities to developing a communication strategy based on the outcome of participatory mapping more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on March 04, 2011

Participatory 3-Dimensional Modelling: Guiding Principles and Applications; 2010 edition

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The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) recently released a new edition of the handbook "Participatory 3D Modelling: Guiding Principles and Applications; 2010 Edition”. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) supported its French and Spanish versioning. The documents are now available in three languages as free downloads at high and medium resolutions.Participatory three-dimensional modelling (P3DM) is a participatory mapping method more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on December 03, 2010

Adapting to risk

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A local NGO tested an innovative participatory mapping approach to help communities in the Cook Islands assess climate risks. The resulting maps highlighted vulnerable areas, allowing the communities to develop strategies.Article in ICT Update magazine by John Waugh, Mona Matepi, George de Romilly

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Jim Dempsey on December 05, 2011

Mapping Land, Sea and Culture: an Award-winning Participatory 3D Modelling Process in Fiji

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In 2005 CTA in collaboration with a number of locally based development actors introduced a participatory mapping method known as “Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM)” in the Pacific Region. Activities took place in Levuka, the ancient capital of Fiji. Local residents were struggling with over-exploitation of their fishing grounds by foreign fishing fleets and their rich cultural heritage being hardly transmitted to the younger generations. After months of preparation and consultations on the more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on October 23, 2011

Participatory GIS, Public Participation GIS and Community Mapping Literature

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Exhaustive collection of literature related to Participatory GIS (PGIS), Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) and Community Mapping. The merging of participatory development methods with geo-spatial technologies has come to be known as Participatory GIS and is now an emergent development practice in its own right. PGIS combines a range of geo-spatial information management tools and methods such as sketch maps, participatory 3D models, community-based air photo and satellite imagery more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on September 24, 2009

S'adapter au risque

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Une ONG locale a testé une forme de cartographie participative et innovante pour évaluer les risques climatiques des Îles Cook. Sachant quelles sont les zones vulnérables, la population peut élaborer des stratégies d’adaptation au changement climatique. Un article de John Waugh, Mona Matepi et George de Romilly. ICT Update magazine

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Jim Dempsey on December 05, 2011

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) in Divinubo Island, Philippines

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1:400-scale Participatory 3D Model (P3DM) of the the Municipality of Borongan, Island of Divinubo, Eastern Samar, Philippines (Yr 2007). The model was produced in the context of the Samar Coastal Research for Environment and Development (e-SACRED) project and specifically within the framework of a Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) initiative. The model features the collective knowledge of local residents and representatives from the Divinubo People's Organization, the City more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on January 11, 2010

Participatory 3D model of the Bi Doup-Nui Ba (BD-NB) National Park, Vietnam

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1:15,000 scale Participatory 3D Model (P3DM) of the Bi Doup-Nui Ba (BD-NB) Nature Reserve, Vietnam (July-August 2008). The model covering a total area of 1800 km2 was built by representatives from selected communes and the Nature Reserve management board with assistance provided by project staff. The initiative is part of a broader intervention having the objective to conserve threatened biodiversity in the Reserve.The process of building the model was used to identify areas of conflict and more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on May 25, 2010

Localisation, Participation and Communication: an Introduction to Good PGIS Practice

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This 25-min educational video documentary introduces the practice of participatory spatial information management and communication (PGIS) in the development context. It has been designed to introduce development practitioners (technology intermediaries) to the practice of demand-driven PGIS.In this video, PGIS practice is presented as a continuum starting from community mobilisation to project planning and design, choice of mapping methods and technologies, visualisation of different more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on October 29, 2010

Participatory 3D Modelling: Sharing our experiences in the development of the Telecho Model, Ethiopia

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From 7th to 21st December 2010, a team of trainees met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to share and learn how to develop a Participatory Three Dimensional Model (P3DM).The visiting trainees were from Kenya (3), Tanzania (3), South Africa (2), Uganda (1), Cameroon (1) and Benin (1). Others were from different parts of Ethiopia.The host was MELCA-Ethiopia in close working partnership with CTA.This blog is as a platform where participants have shared what they learnt, challenges faced and more. more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on January 23, 2011

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