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- ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN URBAN SOLUTIONS

FERNANDO ECHAVARRIA, MARSHA GOLDBERG, CARMELLE TERBORGH, KIRSTIN MILLER

AGENDA

•Introduction to Geospatial Solutions for Urban Challenges• by Dr. Fernando Echavarria, Office of Space and Advanced Technology, US Department of State

•GeoInformation for Sustainable Urban Management and Resilience (GeoSUMR) • by Dr. Marsha Goldberg, Program Manager, GeoSUMRPartnership

•Data Driven Cities: Systems of Record, Insight, and Engagement• by Dr. Carmelle Terborgh, Lead Account Manager, Nonprofit and Global Organizations, Esri

•PGIS and the Ecocity Information Model for Geodesign• by Kirstin Miller, Executive Director, Ecocity Builders

Geospatial Solutions for Urban Challenges

A WORLD MORE URBAN THAN RURAL

Source: 100 Resilient Cities

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 11

Source: United Nations

URBANIZATION

Source: United Nations

•Mid-range population estimates predict the world will go from 6.5 billion in 2005 to 9.1 billion in 2050.

•Most of this growth will occur in new or existing cities in the developing world.

•Half the infrastructure needed by 2050 will have to be built by some of the poorest countries in the world.

•This is equivalent to building a new city of 1 million inhabitants every week for the next 44 years!

SOURCE: Demographer Joel E. Cohen in Scientific American, 2005

Source: David Rain, GWU

URBANIZATION OF POVERTY

Source: United NationsSOURCE: Robert Neuwirth, 2005, Shadow Cities: A billion Squaters.

Barrios around Caracas, Venezuela SOURCE : Rosario Giusti de Perez

REMOTE SENSING

Source: United Nations

Gathering information over an area using a device not in direct physical contact with the area being studied such as aerial photography or satellite imagery

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

Source: Esri

Knowledge Workers

Professional GIS

WorkAnywhere

PublicEngagement

Executive Access

EnterpriseIntegration

GPS

Source: United Nations

•A baseline 24 satellite constellation in medium earth orbit with global coverage, operating 24 hours a day in all weather conditions

•Free of user-fees anywhere in the world

Cities of the Future…

A Livable and Sustainable City

A Safe CityWith a Focus on Public Safety

A Prosperous Citywith Economic Development

A Well Run City

through Government EfficiencyA City that Fosters

Community Engagement

Urban (Geo)Information Systems

Performance Management

ParkingRecreation

Housing

Earthquake Resiliency

Water Conservation

Traffic Congestion

Economic Development

GeoInformation for Sustainable Urban Management and Resilience

INTRODUCTION

GeoSUMR a public-private partnership focused on developing resilient cities

Provides training workshops for government and civil society partnerships in the use of geospatial technology for multiple urban applications

Applies geospatial technology to support urban management decisions

Provides a common visual language understood by all groups

Addresses the basic problem of inclusivity in the urban development process

FOCUS OF GEOSUMR

A Program to:

Promote the use of geospatial tools and information by urban decision-makers, especially in rapidly growing second-tier cities

Improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban infrastructure through the application of geospatial tools and information

Provide an integrated approach that increases urban sustainability and

resilience

Place Data Collection

Apps with GPS for Surveys/Interviews

Municipality’s GIS Data

Census/Demographic Data

Imagery (drone, aerial, satellite)

Neighborhood

Municipality/City

Metro Region

Data Management and Analysis

Geodatabases

Maps

Infographics (charts, graphs)

Neighborhood Urban Plans

GeoDesign

Actions for Sustainability & Resilience

Improved Urban Environments

An Ecocity!

Data Sharing

Visualization

Web Mapping Apps &Story Maps

Open Data

GEOSUMR | PROCESS COMPONENTS

IMPLEMENTATION

•The workshop has been piloted in Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Colombia

•The interest of local governments in the use of this approach indicates its value

GEOSUMR IN SHORT

•Uses | geospatial tools and geographic information - GIS, GPS, Imagery

•Links | urban natural, physical, and social characteristics

•GeoDesigns | optimal alternatives from integration of information

•Engages | citizens, governments, civil society, private sector

•Develops | professional capacity and public outreach

THE TEAM

U.S. Department of State

Esri

EcoCity Builders

Global Urban Development (GUD)

ZISPOA

American Association of Geographers

Trimble Navigation, Ltd.

GDS Latam Group

In each of the regions where a workshop is undertaken,

local partners join the team

Data Driven Cities: Systems of Record, Insight, and Engagement

Cities of the Future…

A Livable and Sustainable City

A Safe CityWith a Focus on Public Safety

A Prosperous Citywith Economic Development

A Well Run City

through Government EfficiencyA City that Fosters

Community Engagement

PortoAlegre

DATA DRIVEN CITIES

•System of Record• Field Data Collection

• Data Management

•System of Insight• Big Data

• GeoDesign

•System of Engagement• Open Data

• Story Maps

Public Safety

EMS

Fire

Innovation

Engineering

Land Management

Facilities

Social Services

Health

Transportation

Economic Development

Community Development

Utilites

FIELD DATA COLLECTION

•Household Surveys

•Drone Imagery

•Asset Inspections

•Infrastructure Mapping

INSIGHTS

globalization

climate change

resource depletion energy

disease

pollution

natural disasters

population growth

urbanizationsocial equity

GEODESIGN

geography + design = geodesign

geography is about place and processes, the human and the natural, across both space and time. It seeks to organize, understand, and describe the world

“geography is the science of our world”- William Hughes 1863

design is about intent or purpose, the creation of something better, beautiful, or both – requiring redesign and evaluation of design alternatives

geodesign combines the best of both worlds to support the evaluation of design alternatives

against the impacts of those designs

loose weight

safe

pleasant

shade

sidewalks

on street parking

bulb-outscrosswalk

s

public

health

walkability

heat

unsafe

no sidewalks

air pollutants

Bad Good

Good

visioning Florida 2050

Trend 2050

Centers 2050

+ 2,577 sq mi urban

+ $148B infrastructure

- 344 sq mi habitat

+ 844 sq mi urban+ $49B

infrastructure- 45 sq mi habitat

vs.

OPEN DATA

http://vicroadsopendata.vicroadsmaps.opendata.arcgis.com/

STORY MAPS

PGIS and the Ecocity Information Model for Geodesign

MORE INFORMATION:

GeoSUMR websites:

http://eoe.aag.org

http://ict4dev.ma/geosumr/

http://www.aag.org/cs/programs/international/gisum

http://icma.org/en/Page/653/GIS_Workshop_Materials

CONTACTS

Fernando R. Echavarria, Ph.D., U.S. Department of State echavarriafr@state.gov

Marsha S Goldberg, Ph.D., GeoSUMR, mslonegoldberg@gmail.com

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