Post on 17-Dec-2014
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Kristoffer Snabb
Centre for Urban and Regional Studies
Aalto University, Finland
Pictures: Sirkku Huisko
Innovation diffusionThe softGIS Case
The ’soft’ GIS
adding new ’soft’ layers with the help of Internet-based method into the Geographic Information System
Developing a GIS-based method for studying the environmental experiences locality-based
”This is a good way to map the feelings of people. You have time to think about your answers. I hope to
see the results in the future.”
WebGIS Innovation
Award by Geospatial World Forum
2011
Women and Technology
Award2009
softGIS in Urban Planning– participation enabler
Requirementsfor a planning project
Implementation and follow-up
Planacceptance
Making of the plan
Adoption of an Innovation
Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diffusionofideas.PNG
Rogers’ quality number 1
Relative advantage softGIS enables collection of local knowledge and citizens opinions of their living environment
Rogers’ quality number 2
Compatibility with existing values and practices softGIS developed in parallell with the planning process combined with consultancy services
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Consultancyandsupport
Rogers’ quality number 3
Simplicity and ease of use softGIS developed user-centric together with designers and usability engineers
Image from http://adityabhandari.com/user-research/usability-evaluation-of-olark-com/Used with permission
Rogers’ quality number 4
Trialability softGIS trial versions has been offered to prospectful customers and users
http://www.personal.psu.edu/sxm540/asgmnt6.htmlhttp://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/03/04/idc-smartphones-feature-phones-2013/
Rogers’ quality number 5
Observable results some softGIS research results are visualized and available on the Internet
source: http://www.kouvola.fi/material/attachments/newfolder_320/newfolder/68YqxhBYs/kouvola_pehmoGIS_raportti_mapita150612.pdfand https://softgis.org.aalto.fi/vaasa_palosaari/idea_competition/evaluation/
Adoption rate
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Research and experimentation
Development and testing
Selling and operating
The difficult steps
The long road to results
• SoftGIS type of services is spreading in Finland• Last year more then 30 new map
questionnaires was launched
http://vaasa.pehmogis.fihttp://kerrokartalla.hel.fi/http://eharava.fi/