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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