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Participatory-mapping projects built with Mapsurvey — community engagement, public consultation, and the open data behind them.

Whitehouse residents pin where the dog bins should go Case study Lessons learned

Milton Keynes, England · Parish council

Whitehouse residents pin where the dog bins should go

Whitehouse, a new estate on the western edge of Milton Keynes, has outgrown its dog bins. The community council asked residents to drop a pin where a bin was missing. 39 did so in nine days, and the council's next paper recommended six new bins.

39 residents37 locationsAnswered on phones6 new bins
Whitehouse Community Council Read the story →
Pszów: 164 residents map their bus station and market square Case study

Pszów, Poland · Town planning

Pszów: 164 residents map their bus station and market square

Before drawing a single line, a team of town planners asked the people who use the place every day. Here is how a microplanning survey in a town of 13,000 worked.

164 residents556 marks100 on day one7 minutes
Towarzystwo Urbanistów Polskich (Society of Polish Town Planners), Silesian Branch Read the story →