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Future Internet 2011, 3(4), 228-247; doi:10.3390/fi3040228

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Low-Cost Mapping and Publishing Methods for Landscape Architectural Analysis and Design in Slum-Upgrading Projects

Philip Paar ^1,2,*  and Jörg Rekittke ²

¹ Laubwerk GmbH, 0785 Berlin, Germany ² Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566, Singapore

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Received: 26 July 2011; in revised form: 5 September 2011 / Accepted: 13 October 2011 / Published: 20 October 2011

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Internet and Landscapes)

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Abstract: The research project “Grassroots GIS” focuses on the development of low-cost mapping and publishing methods for slums and slum-upgrading projects in Manila. In this project smartphones, collaborative mapping and 3D visualization applications are systematically employed to support landscape architectural analysis and design work in the context of urban poverty and urban informal settlements. In this paper we focus on the description of the developed methods and present preliminary results of this work-in-progress.

Keywords: community mapping; volunteered geography; fieldwork; smartphones; urban informal settlements; low-cost tools; landscape architecture

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