1. Putting trash in its place: Participatory GIS, social networking, and unofficial trash sites
Frank Lafone
Trevor Harris
Department of Geology and Geography
West Virginia University

2. Geographic Information Systems and Trash
Traditional GIS
Expert driven
Spatial data dependent
Trash is a spatial problem
Origin, destination, network, distribution, transportation
Optimizing tool
Space and Time issues
Data Issues
Knowledge is local and undocumented
Non-traditional forms

3. Participatory GIS

4. Bridging GIS and Participatory GIS
Cranberry PA, Property Finder

5. Bridging GIS and Participatory GIS
Montgomery County MD, Streetlight Reporting Web Map

6. Neogeography and PGIS
Open Street Map
GeoRSS

7. The Problem of Riparian Gyres

8. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution
Reporting
Management
Directed
Data Mining

9. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution

10. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution

11. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution
Image Uploaded to Flickr
Related Imagery
Tags Identifying Image
Metadata Links

12. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution

13. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution
Image Metadata
Hardware Metadata
GPS Metadata

14. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution

15. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution
Background Layers
And Map Controls
Image Spatially Located
Location Information
Nearby Images

16. A PGIS and Neogeography Solution

17. Conclusion

18. Questions and Comments
Frank Lafone
Trevor Harris
Department of Geology and Geography
West Virginia University