PGIS ethics

Ethics and sound attitudes and behaviours are emphasized as cross-cutting imperatives.

Each profession and culture carries moral parameters and codes of ethics. As PGIS is understood as a multidisciplinary practice it is meant to respond to a blend of different moral rules. Practical ethics for PGIS practitioners, facilitators, technology intermediaries and researchers is intended to provide non-exhaustive guidelines for making appropriate ethical choices for those practicing or wanting to practice PGIS.



This 25-min educational video documentary introduces the practice of participatory spatial information management and communication (PGIS) in the development context. It has been designed to introduce development practitioners (technology intermediaries) to the practice of demand-driven PGIS.

In this video, PGIS practice is presented as a continuum starting from community mobilisation to project planning and design, choice of mapping methods and technologies, visualisation of different technologies in diverse ethno-cultural and agro-ecological environments, and finally putting the maps to work in the domains of identity building, self-determination, spatial planning and advocacy.

Practical Ethics in PGIS/PPGIS practice

The guidelines are not meant to be exhaustive, as each culture and situation may have its own moral imperatives. It is the obligation of the individuals to make their best judgment to ensure good practice.

English
Practical ethics for PGIS practitioners, facilitators, technology intermediaries and researchers

Spanish
Ética práctica para profesionales, facilitadores, intermediarios tecnológicos e investigadores de PGIS

Portuguese
A ética na prática do SPIG pelos praticantes, facilitadores, intermediários de tecnologia e pesquisadores

French
L’éthique dans la pratique pour les praticiens, les facilitateurs, les intermédiaires en technologie et les chercheurs en matière de SIGP

Swahili
Mfumo wa maadili ya tekelezi kwa wajuzi, warahisishi, waamuzi wa teknolojia na watafiti.

Chinese Traditional
參與式地理資訊系統實行者、引導師、技術中介者暨研究者之行動倫理

Chinese Modern
关于PGIS从业者、居间人、技术推广者和研究者执业道德准则 作者

Bangla
পিজিআইএস ব্যবহারকারী, সহায়তাকারী, প্রযুক্তিগত যোগাযোগের মাধ্যম এবং গবেষকদের জন্য প্রায়োগিক নীতিমালা

Tamil
பங்கேற்புடன் கூடிய புவியியல் தகவல் தொழில்நுப்ப முறையில் தொழில்புரிவோருக்கும், திட்டத்தில் உதவுபவர்களுக்கும் தொழில்நுட்பத்தின் மத்தியஸ்தர்களுக்கும் ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்களுக்கும் பயனுள்ள நெறிமுறைகள்

Hindi
पीजीआईएस प्रयोगकर्ताओं, सहायकों, तकनीकी मध्यस्थों एवं शोधकर्ताओं के लिए व्यावहारिक नीतिशास्त्र-गायाकोमो रमबाल्डी, रोबर्ट चेम्बर्स, माइक मिकॉल तथा जैफरसन फौक्स

Persian Dari

Arabic


Source: PLA 54 Multilingual CD, IIED/CTA, June 2007

Related References

AAA Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association.
To download the code click here (PDF file)

GIS Code of Ethics, approved by the URISA Board of Directors on April 9, 2003

Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology. The final version, adopted by the ISE membership at the 11th International Congress of Ethnobiology in November 2006

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