There seems to hold upwardly a mini resurgence inwards the role of interactive maps yesteryear local authorities every bit a agency to get together data from residents nigh environmental problems inwards their neighborhoods.
In the early on days of the Google Maps API a break of 'pothole' maps emerged. These, unremarkably non-government, maps were developed to permit anyone to written report where roads needed urgent repair. Interactive maps are acre a really handy resources to role to get together local data in addition to it speedily became apparent to approximately developers that this form of map reporting organization needn't hold upwardly restricted to simply the reporting of miserable route conditions.
In the UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland FixMyStreet developed a organization which allows residents to written report the existence of a broad hit of local environmental problems, such every bit graffiti, wing tipping, broken paving slabs or miserable street lighting. The organization allows residents to piece of work inwards the location of a occupation on an interactive map. FixMyStreet therefore sends a written report of the occupation to the relevant local authorities agency.
In the the U.S. of A. 'Vision Zero' initiatives accept been instituted yesteryear a break of cities to essay in addition to trim down the break of traffic accidents. At the the middle of these initiatives are map reporting systems which sheet local sentiment on security concerns in addition to get together local noesis of the city's streets. You tin acquire to a greater extent than nigh these initiatives on the Vision Zero - New York in addition to Vision Zero - Boston websites.
In the UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland Bristol City Council has late released the Bristol Bugbears map reporting first to get together data from local residents on cycling in addition to pedestrian problems inwards the city. The Bristol Bugbears displace is designed to amend the sense of cyclists in addition to pedestrians. Using the Bristol Bugbears map local citizens tin written report the locations of problems inwards the urban centre in addition to catch the cycling in addition to pedestrian problems reported yesteryear other local residents.
The Vision Zero in addition to Bristol Bugbears initiatives are all fixed-term campaigns. So nosotros look to hold upwardly seeing a displace away from open-ended map reporting systems inwards local government. These are existence replaced alongside budgeted fixed length campaigns, alongside identifiable goals & aims, to address specific local problems.
