Enhancing citizen engagement in public consultations with web maps

Planning policy team before online consultations

Google Maps

Feedback

• Maps provide visual feed back

• GeoRSS feed – saves work

• Engage those that don’t normally engage

• Ad-hoc commentary encouraged

The way forward

• Responsive web• OpenStreetMap – OSM-GB• Logger – Open311

http://www.osmgb.org.uk/

@chobhamonianjames.rutter@surreyheath.gov.uk