scholarly journals Web Maps for Risk Communication: Assessing Availability of Online Disaster Maps on Government Web Sites in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Kartika Puspita Sari ◽  
Hidehiko Kanegae
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
National Level ◽  
Web Gis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Medium ◽  
Web Mapping ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Municipal Level

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The integration of Web 2.0 technologies into e-government applications and the adoption of Web GIS have revolutionized government Web sites into a sharing, socializing, and collaborating medium of government with its citizens. Many government Web sites adopted Web GIS and deliver various information to the public via web maps. Recently, web maps are not only limited to delivering local information on zoning, land use plan, property assessment, or demographic visualization. These digital cartographies are now also served as a two-way interactive communication medium and a decision support tool. In a context of disaster, web maps have been progressively utilized in emergency response, primarily to support collaboration among different agencies or jurisdictions. Online maps are also functioned as a risk communication medium as it can help to visualize hazards to increase one’s awareness of risks of natural hazards. Myriad spatial information about disasters are now available on the Internet, starts from a static type of maps or single-view maps with non-modifiable displays, up to interactive mapping that offers the user to select preferred features to display. Interestingly, many offer a simple user interface that requires no specialized knowledge to use, and that is accessible anywhere as long as the Internet is available. This study aims to identify the availability of disaster web maps provided by governments in each level (national, provincial, and municipal level) and to assess the features of this type of spatial information more detailed by using selected regions and municipalities. As our concern is on developing nations, we select Indonesia as an area of study since it could represent a country with fast-emerging Internet engaged citizens and also is characterized by a frequent disaster event and severity of catastrophic events. By making use of keyword searches and observing carefully, we search the maps primarily from official government Web sites (1 national site, 34 provincial sites, and 497 municipal sites are available) and their disaster management agency’s Web sites (2 national level sites, 24 provincial level sites, and 147 municipal level sites are available). We also collect data from the government’s geo-portals or Web GIS platforms, both those that have already linked to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (Ina-geoportal) and have not. We perform comparative content analysis and compare features, types of information displayed (hazards or damage assessment or report), and performances of available maps obtained in each level of the government Web site. Findings demonstrate that at the national level there are more wide-ranging features of disaster web maps, while at the provincial and municipal level this situation is limited to several regions, particularly those with historical records of high frequency or severity of disasters. In general, this study reveals that dissemination of disaster-themed web mapping in Indonesia on government Web sites is still limited to the static type ones.</p>

Citizen Consultaions via Government Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 163-168
Author(s):  
M. Holzer ◽  
R. W. Schwester
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Traditional Structures

Cynicism toward government is largely a function of trust and social capital (Berman 1997; Putnam 2000). The relationship between government and its citizens has been strained. First, some citizens cynically feel as though government officials abuse their powers in the interest of self-aggrandizement; second, citizens often feel disconnected from government; third, government service delivery is frequently portrayed as inadequate. Administrative strategies to reverse these perceptions typically emphasize the benefits of government and improved service delivery. Some go further, offering individuals a means of influencing public policy and government decision-making, as opposed to traditional structures and cultures of policymaking that minimize citizen input. The Internet is a potentially powerful means for citizen consultation, and may help cultivate a governmental landscape in which information is more accessible, people feel more connected to government, and citizens are better able to participate in political and decision-making processes. This article examines the Internet as a consultative medium, whereby emphasis is placed on government efforts to use Web-based applications as a means of promoting meaningful citizen participation.

Citizen Consultaions via Government Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 2867-2874
Author(s):  
Mark Holzer ◽  
Richard W. Schwester
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Traditional Structures

Cynicism toward government is largely a function of trust and social capital (Berman 1997; Putnam 2000). The relationship between government and its citizens has been strained. First, some citizens cynically feel as though government officials abuse their powers in the interest of self-aggrandizement; second, citizens often feel disconnected from government; third, government service delivery is frequently portrayed as inadequate. Administrative strategies to reverse these perceptions typically emphasize the benefits of government and improved service delivery. Some go further, offering individuals a means of influencing public policy and government decision-making, as opposed to traditional structures and cultures of policymaking that minimize citizen input. The Internet is a potentially powerful means for citizen consultation, and may help cultivate a governmental landscape in which information is more accessible, people feel more connected to government, and citizens are better able to participate in political and decision-making processes. This article examines the Internet as a consultative medium, whereby emphasis is placed on government efforts to use Web-based applications as a means of promoting meaningful citizen participation.

Interrelationships between Web-GIS and E-Collaboration Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 405-410
Author(s):  
Michele Masucci
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
System Design ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Web Gis ◽  
Computer Hardware ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Gis Applications

Geographic information systems (GIS) refers to the computer hardware and software that supports the management and analysis of spatial information. There has been a recent increase in the development of Internet accessible GIS applications, called Web- GIS (Al-Kodmany, 2001; Carver, Evans, Kingston, & Turton, 2000). Web-GIS facilitates participation among stakeholders through disseminating user interfaces for storing, accessing, and analyzing spatial information using the Internet (Al-Kodmany, 2001; Carver et al., 2000; Dragicevic & Balram, 2004). Participatory and community GIS approaches focus on system design that supports collaboration among organizations serving and representing interests of many constituent groups, including nontechnical users (Carver, 2003; Craig, Harris, & Weiner, 2002; Drew, 2003; Elwood & Ghose, 2004; Elwood & Leitner, 2003; Ghose, 2005; Ghose& Elwood, 2003; Kyem, 2004; Seiber, 2003).

scholarly journals Design and Implementation of a User-Centered Web-App using Open Source Platform: Indonesia Disaster Data (InDITA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Aninda Wisaksanti Rudiastuti ◽  
Ellen Suryanegara ◽  
Ade Wirawan ◽  
Bayu Purwanto ◽  
Suzan Novtalia Gill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Web Gis ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Data Repository ◽  
Web Mapping ◽  
Web App

The availability of updated and easy access to geospatial data and information is the main thing in disaster mitigation and sustainable spatial planning. This needs to be supported by the rapid development of technology in the aspect of spreading data and spatial information via the internet. The Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is realized as an implementation of spatial data distribution. SDI is an integrated mechanism to make it easier for spatial data users to access, search, share, and use spatial data and information. Built upon the background statements, the research does intend to develop a web-app which is functioned as a data repository, viewer, and also simple processing (web GIS). To design and develop a disaster geospatial online application web-app that has an integrated function (repository-web GIS) following the directions and input from user feedback becomes the fold of the research. . The importance of putting the user needs in building a web-app to be used by anyone universally is more realistic and practical. The user interface is very essential in bridging communication between users and web mapping systems. User-centred design (UCD) implemented by gathering input and feedback from users. UCD describes the process of ensuring interface success throughout the design and development of the interface. GeoNode has chosen as the platform since it is open-sourced, and commonly used for managing and publishing geospatial data. Based on respondents' assessment of the quality of content/information that important to be developed in a disaster website, it is recognized that providing reliable and up-to-date data and information (69%) and the accuracy of data and information (74%) are the most important things to develop in the InDITA application. the most important features to respondents are the spatial data display feature/map viewer (89%). The design of InDITA was built interactive and user-friendly which designed as an application that accommodates simple viewer, data repository, and web GIS functions. The interactive design emerged as the demand for app users.

Evaluation of E-Government Web Sites

2008 ◽  
pp. 699-710
Author(s):  
Michael Middleton
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Public Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Implementation Quality ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Government Data

In recent times, the popularity of the Internet has led to e-government practices being widely recognized as an important option for service to the general public. In response, various tiers of government from national to local level have sought opportunities to engage the public through Web sites. Many governments now provide some level of access to government through Web interfaces, for example, through access to resources such as publications and government data. In some cases there are services provided that may be executed online. For example, users may provide personal information for licensing or to undertake payments. There continues to be a diversity of implementation quality and levels for such services. The facilitation of e-government has been characterized in various ways. For example, the European Union has seen it in terms of four main tasks: the development of Internet-based services to improve access to public information and services, the improvement of the transparency of public administration by using the Internet, the full exploitation of information technology within public administration, and the establishment of e-procurement (Strejcek & Theilb, 2003). More recently, the United Nations (UN), noting that ICTs may be used to transform its internal and external relationships, has also identified four similar but distinct areas: internal processes such as record keeping, electronic service delivery, virtual communities for digital democracy, and e-business opportunities such as procurement (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2005).

‘Public eyes’: Direct accountability in an information age

First Monday ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Meijer
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Sector Performance

The Internet creates interesting opportunities for citizens to call public organizations to account. Government Web sites provide information and facilitate debates on public sector performance. An explorative study in the Netherlands indicates that citizens make little use of the opportunities to call public organizations to account. Openness, however, does have a direct effect: ‘public eyes’ stimulate government organizations to score better on performance indicators and comply with formal rules.

scholarly journals Online Hazard Maps, Risk Communication, Acceptance and Usage Continuance Intention Model: A Selected Review of Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Kartika Puspita Sari ◽  
Hidehiko Kanegae
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Hazard Maps ◽  
Communication Context ◽  
Acceptance Model

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The rapid progress of communication and information technology, as well as geospatial technology in the last decades, has noticeably altered the manner in which spatial information about disasters is accessed, stored and disseminated. The Internet broadcasts static maps and interactive mapping about natural hazards, in which as a consequence, the public is now flooded by vast amounts of this cartographic information. However, there are a little theoretical or empirical study concerns how individuals accept online hazard maps as a source of information or a medium of risk communication. As an initial step of further research about the issue, this study, therefore, aims to conduct a systematic review on relevant prior research that can help to construct a model to define how individuals accept and intend to continue using this web-based cartographic communication medium. As a next step, we will extend this model to explain how the acceptance and intention might increase one's awareness of the risks of natural hazards as it subsequently affects decision making on risk reduction behavioral responses. We begin the analysis by reviewing the Protective Action Decision Model (PADM) as the foundational framework for risk communication. As acceptance and usage intention is commonly described by Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Expectation-Confirmation Theory (ECT), we then comprehensively review selected literature on these notions. Various studies conducted within hazard maps, the Internet and risk communication context were evaluated to identify factors have not been incorporated into prior acceptance and usage models. The result of this study contributes to the theoretical novelty and helps to identify gaps of existing literature in the domains of user acceptance and intention of continue usage of online hazard maps in risk communication.</p>

scholarly journals The Role of Spatio-Temporal Information to Govern the COVID-19 Pandemic: A European Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Hartmut Müller ◽  
Marije Louwsma
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
National Level ◽  
Temporal Information ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Heavy Burden ◽  
Spatio Temporal

The Covid-19 pandemic put a heavy burden on member states in the European Union. To govern the pandemic, having access to reliable geo-information is key for monitoring the spatial distribution of the outbreak over time. This study aims to analyze the role of spatio-temporal information in governing the pandemic in the European Union and its member states. The European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) system and selected national dashboards from member states were assessed to analyze which spatio-temporal information was used, how the information was visualized and whether this changed over the course of the pandemic. Initially, member states focused on their own jurisdiction by creating national dashboards to monitor the pandemic. Information between member states was not aligned. Producing reliable data and timeliness reporting was problematic, just like selecting indictors to monitor the spatial distribution and intensity of the outbreak. Over the course of the pandemic, with more knowledge about the virus and its characteristics, interventions of member states to govern the outbreak were better aligned at the European level. However, further integration and alignment of public health data, statistical data and spatio-temporal data could provide even better information for governments and actors involved in managing the outbreak, both at national and supra-national level. The Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) initiative and the NUTS system provide a framework to guide future integration and extension of existing systems.

Internet Connections for Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-369
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Carlstedt
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Professional Journals ◽  
Internet Connections

Access to the Internet provides us with an incredible amount of information about the rheumatic diseases. There are numerous arthritis organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, research and professional journals and patients with Web sites devoted to the rheumatic diseases. Some are reviewed and listed here.

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