GeoInformation for Sustainable Urban Management and Resilience (GeoSUMR) promotes the use of geospatial tools and information by decision-makers in second-tier cities in the developing world in order to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban infrastructure and service delivery through the use of an integrated approach to planning.

2. - ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN URBAN
SOLUTIONS
FERNANDO ECHAVARRIA, MARSHA GOLDBERG,
CARMELLE TERBORGH, KIRSTIN MILLER

3. AGENDA
•Introduction to Geospatial Solutions for Urban
Challenges
• by Dr. Fernando Echavarria, Office of Space and Advanced
Technology, US Department of State
•GeoInformation for Sustainable Urban
Management and Resilience (GeoSUMR)
• by Dr. Marsha Goldberg, Program Manager, GeoSUMR
Partnership
•Data Driven Cities: Systems of Record, Insight, and
Engagement
• by Dr. Carmelle Terborgh, Lead Account Manager, Nonprofit
and Global Organizations, Esri
•PGIS and the Ecocity Information Model for
Geodesign
• by Kirstin Miller, Executive Director, Ecocity Builders

4. Geospatial Solutions for Urban Challenges

5. A WORLD MORE URBAN THAN
RURAL
Source: 100 Resilient Cities

6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 11
Source: United Nations

7. URBANIZATION
Source: United Nations
•Mid-range population estimates predict the world will go from
6.5 billion in 2005 to 9.1 billion in 2050.
•Most of this growth will occur in new or existing cities in the
developing world.
•Half the infrastructure needed by 2050 will have to be built by
some of the poorest countries in the world.
•This is equivalent to building a new city of 1 million
inhabitants every week for the next 44 years!
SOURCE: Demographer Joel E. Cohen in Scientific American, 2005
Source: David Rain, GWU

8. URBANIZATION OF POVERTY
Source: United NationsSOURCE: Robert Neuwirth, 2005, Shadow Cities: A billion Squaters.

9. Barrios around Caracas, Venezuela SOURCE : Rosario Giusti de Perez

10. REMOTE SENSING
Source: United Nations
Gathering information over an area using a device not in direct physical contact with the area
being studied such as aerial photography or satellite imagery

11. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS
Source: Esri
Knowledg
e Workers
Professional
GIS
Work
Anywhere
Public
Engagement
Executive
Access
Enterprise
Integration

12. GPS
Source: United Nations
•A baseline 24 satellite constellation in
medium earth orbit with global coverage,
operating 24 hours a day in all weather
conditions
•Free of user-fees anywhere in the world

13. Cities of the Future…
A Livable
and Sustainable City
A Safe City
With a Focus on Public Safety
A Prosperous City
with Economic Development
A Well Run City
through Government Efficiency
A City that Fosters
Community Engagement

14. Urban (Geo)Information
Systems
Performance Management
ParkingRecreation
Housing
Earthquake Resiliency
Water Conservation
Traffic Congestion
Economic Development

15. GeoInformation for Sustainable Urban
Management and Resilience

16. INTRODUCTION
GeoSUMR a public-private partnership focused on developing resilient cities
Provides training workshops for government and civil society partnerships in
the use of geospatial technology for multiple urban applications
Applies geospatial technology to support urban management decisions
Provides a common visual language understood by all groups
Addresses the basic problem of inclusivity in the urban development process

17. FOCUS OF GEOSUMR
A Program to:
 Promote the use of geospatial tools and information by urban decision-makers,
especially in rapidly growing second-tier cities
 Improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban infrastructure through the
application of geospatial tools and information
 Provide an integrated approach that increases urban sustainability and
resilience

18. Place Data Collection
Apps with GPS for
Surveys/Interviews
Municipality’s GIS Data
Census/Demographic Data
Imagery (drone, aerial,
satellite)
Neighborhood
Municipality/City
Metro Region
Data Management
and Analysis
Geodatabases
Maps
Infographics
(charts, graphs)
Neighborhood
Urban Plans
GeoDesign
Actions for
Sustainability &
Resilience
Improved Urban
Environments
An Ecocity!
Data Sharing
Visualization
Web Mapping Apps &
Story Maps
Open Data
GEOSUMR | PROCESS
COMPONENTS

19. IMPLEMENTATION
•The workshop has been piloted in Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Colombia
•The interest of local governments in the use of this approach indicates its
value

20. GEOSUMR IN SHORT
•Uses | geospatial tools and geographic information - GIS, GPS,
Imagery
•Links | urban natural, physical, and social characteristics
•GeoDesigns | optimal alternatives from integration of
information
•Engages | citizens, governments, civil society, private sector
•Develops | professional capacity and public outreach

21. THE TEAM
U.S. Department of State
Esri
EcoCity Builders
Global Urban Development (GUD)
ZISPOA
American Association of Geographers
Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
GDS Latam Group
In each of the regions where a workshop is undertaken,
local partners join the team

22. Data Driven Cities:
Systems of Record, Insight, and Engagement

23. Cities of the Future…
A Livable
and Sustainable City
A Safe City
With a Focus on Public Safety
A Prosperous City
with Economic Development
A Well Run City
through Government Efficiency
A City that Fosters
Community Engagement

24. Porto
Alegre

25. DATA DRIVEN CITIES
•System of Record
• Field Data Collection
• Data Management
•System of Insight
• Big Data
• GeoDesign
•System of Engagement
• Open Data
• Story Maps
Public Safety
EMS
Fire
Innovation
Engineering
Land Management
Facilities
Social Services
Health
Transportation
Economic Development
Community Development
Utilites

26. FIELD DATA COLLECTION
•Household Surveys
•Drone Imagery
•Asset Inspections
•Infrastructure Mapping

27. INSIGHTS

28. globalization
climate change
resource depletion energy
disease
pollution
natural disasters
population growth
urbanization
social equity
GEODESIGN

29. geography + design =
geodesign

30. geography is about place
and processes, the human
and the natural, across both
space and time. It seeks to
organize, understand, and
describe the world
“geography is the science of
our world”
- William Hughes 1863

31. design is about intent or
purpose, the creation of
something better, beautiful, or
both – requiring redesign and
evaluation of design
alternatives

32. geodesign combines the best of both worlds
to support the evaluation of design alternatives
against the impacts of those designs

33. loose weight
safe
pleasant
shade
sidewalks
on street parking
bulb-
outscrosswalk
s
publichealth
walkability
heat
unsafe
no sidewalks
air pollutants
Bad Good
Good

34. visioning Florida 2050

37. Trend
2050
Centers
2050
+ 2,577 sq mi
urban
+ $148B
infrastructure
- 344 sq mi habitat
+ 844 sq mi urban
+ $49B
infrastructure
- 45 sq mi habitat
vs.

39. OPEN DATA
http://vicroadsopendata.vicroadsmaps.opendata.arcgis.

40. STORY MAPS

44. PGIS and
the Ecocity Information Model for Geodesign

45. MORE INFORMATION:
GeoSUMR websites:
http://eoe.aag.org
http://ict4dev.ma/geosumr/
http://www.aag.org/cs/programs/international/gisum
http://icma.org/en/Page/653/GIS_Workshop_Materials

46. CONTACTS
Fernando R. Echavarria, Ph.D., U.S. Department of State
echavarriafr@state.gov
Marsha S Goldberg, Ph.D., GeoSUMR, mslonegoldberg@gmail.com

47. THANK YOU FOR
CELEBRATING!