1. Community and Economic Development
Visualizing Transportation Patterns:
Using Facilitated Volunteered Geographic Information
Christopher J. Seeger, ASLA, GISP cjseeger@iastate.edu
ISU Extension Specialist in Landscape Architecture Extension
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

2. Volunteered Geographic Information
“geospatial data that are voluntarily created by citizens who are
untrained in the disciplines of geography, cartography or
related field” (Michael Goodchild, 2007)

3. Informed design may not
always lead to success,
but uninformed design
guarantees failure.

5.  Characterized by the use of online geospatial interfaces
(geospatial survey) that allow the public to individually or
collaboratively contribute information in response to a
predefined set of criteria, such as an explicitly defined
question, or limited to an established geographic extent.
 (C. Seeger)
 More useful than regular VGI in research/outreach
 Can be targeted to a focus group
 Or part of a random sample survey

8. Community Trail Mapping

25. • Rapid result turn around
• Related geospatial data
• Broad input categories
• Larger sample size
• Lost touch and feel…

26. Community and Economic Development
Christopher J. Seeger, ASLA
Extension Landscape Architect &
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
cjseeger@iastate.edu