The Geoweb and its role in ecosystem governance of the Okanagan

This project describes the process by which government, non-government and private organizations have begun to use free, open source Geoweb technologies to facilitate the sharing and discussing of ecosystem data and information for identifying a north/south wildlife corridor in the Okanagan basin.  It describes the development and application of Geolive, a map-based discussion tool created at UBC-O, and evaluates its capacity to facilitate online discussions related to ecological connectivity.  Using an action research approach, methods such as focus groups will be used to explore the functionality of Geolive, specifically its ability to integrate GIS generated map layers; link points, lines and polygons on a map to associated documents; as well as to aggregate community members comments and support engagement in on-going planning processes and decision-making.