Participative Geographical Information System (PGIS)

Participative Geographic Information Systems (PGIS) research is a computer-based cartography research that merges traditional geo-spatial information (contained in a GIS) and sketch Maps from Communities (CM) in order to elaborate a participative management tools for Land Planning. It aims to compose people spatial knowledge in the forms of virtual or physical 2 or 3 dimensional maps used as interactive tools for discussion, information exchange and analysis, and as support in advocacy and decision making.

Geo-referencing and visualizing people perceptions and expectations help communities to engage dialogue with the public and private sectors, and to promote their issues and concerns.

Research Units involved

• Interdisciplinary laboratory of statistical geometry applied to remote sensing (GEOSATEL)
• Department of Geography (SGOG)

Terminated projects (6)

• Flood vulnerability assessment -Pilot zone : Sclayn (Andenne) (HYDROCOM-SCLAYN) (2007)
  Françoise ORBAN-FERAUGE, Jean-Pierre VAN OUDENHOVE
• Building local capabilities in participative resources management in the Philippines (BLOC) (2005-2008)
  Isabelle BONNIVER, Nicolas DAIX, Barbara DENIL, Françoise ORBAN-FERAUGE, Vincent HALLET, Jean-Paul RASSON
• Community Based Urban Planning for Effective Waste Management and Urban Agriculture (Bacolod, Philippines) A project extension (CBGIS 2) (2005-2006)
  Françoise ORBAN-FERAUGE, Barbara DENIL
• GEOTEACH CENSOPHIL Translating Geomatic Technology as an Empowering Tool for Academic Institutions in Community Participatory Development and Human Resource Mobilization for Agriculture and Natural Resources Management in the Central and Southern Philippines Asia IT&C (2005-2007)
  Françoise ORBAN-FERAUGE, Jean-Pierre VAN OUDENHOVE
• Community-based urban planning to promote effective Waste Management and Urban Agriculture (Bacolod, Philippines) (CBGIS 1) (2003-2005)
  Barbara DENIL, Françoise ORBAN-FERAUGE
• GIS-based Urban Environmental Resources Management and Food Security Project (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines) (ASIA URBS) (2002-2004)
  Françoise ORBAN-FERAUGE, Jean-Pierre VAN OUDENHOVE

PHDs (2)

• Is there a way to coordinate priorities of lowland and upland marginalized communities in Southern Philippines ? (2010)
  Nicolas DAIX
• How urban agriculture could meet the basic needs of the people through a community-based GIS urban planning ? (2008)
  Barbara DENIL