Web 2.0

This area is far outside my expertise and I find it hard to comment on, or situate it within the broader contexts of GIS. The paper certainly points out that the way individuals interface with spatial information via the web has changed not only how we view the utility of (spatial) information, but also who we view as valid contributors to decision-making. It isĀ  now easier to gather information (including opinions) from a variety of individuals, say for planning decisions or gain momentum on grassroots movements, but this also raises new concerns and complications – who does and doesn’t have access to this information, who does and doesn’t have the expertise needed to interface with the web in these ways?

 

-Kathryn

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