Participatory 3D modelling (P3DM) is a community-based mapping method which integrates local spatial knowledge with data on elevation of the land and depth of the sea to produce stand-alone, scaled and geo-referenced relief models. Essentially based on local spatial knowledge, land use and cover, and other features are depicted by informants on the model by the use of pushpins (points), yarns (lines) and paints (polygons). On completion, a scaled and geo-referenced grid is applied to facilitate data extraction or importation. Data depicted on the model are extracted, digitised and plotted. On completion of the exercise the model remains with the community.

Awards

On November 5, 2007 at a ceremony which took place during the Global Forum 2007 at the

Fondazione Giorgio Cini The Giorgio Cini Foundation (''Italian: Fondazione Giorgio Cini''), or just Cini Foundation, is a cultural foundation founded 20 April 1951 in memory of Giorgio Cini, an Italian entrepreneur who died in August 1949. History The Foundation is loca ...

in Venice, Italy, the CTA-supported project ''Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM) for Resource Use, Development Planning and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Fiji'' was granted the

World Summit Award The World Summit Awards (WSA) is an awards system that selects and promotes local digital innovation to improve society. WSA is an international platform focused on broadcasting cutting-edge examples of how Information and Communications Technol ...

2007 in the category e-culture. The product, based on the use of P3DM, has been considered as one of the 40 best practice examples of quality e-Content in the worldWorld Summit Award 2007 winners
/ref> . The product has been delivered by the following organizations: Fiji Locally-Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network, WWF South Pacific Programme, Native Lands Trust Board,

Secretariat of the Pacific Community The Pacific Community (PC), formerly the South Pacific Commission (SPC), is an international development organisation governed by 27 members, including 22 Pacific island countries and territories. The organisation's headquarters are in Nouméa, ...

, National Trust of Fiji, Lomaiviti Provincial Council and the

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) was established in 1983 under the Lomé Convention between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and EU member states. Since 2000 CTA has operated within the fra ...

References

* Rambaldi G., Muchemi J., Crawhall N. and Monaci L. 2007
Through the Eyes of Hunter-gatherers: Participatory 3D Modelling among Ogiek Indigenous Peoples in Kenya
'' Information Development'', Vol. 23, No. 2-3, 113–128 * Rambaldi G., Kwaku Kyem A. P.; Mbile P.; McCall M. and Weiner D. 2006
Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication in Developing Countries
EJISDC 25, 1, 1–9 . * Chambers R. 2006
Participatory Mapping and Geographic Information Systems: Whose Map? Who is Empowered and Who Disempowered? Who Gains and Who Loses?
EJISDC 25, 2, 1–11 * Rambaldi G, Chambers R., McCall M, And Fox J. 2006
Practical ethics for PGIS practitioners, facilitators, technology intermediaries and researchers
PLA 54:106–113, IIED, London, UK * Corbett J, Rambaldi G., Kyem P., Weiner D., Olson R., Muchemi J., McCall M And Chambers R. 2006
Mapping for Change: The emergence of a new practice
PLA 54:13–19 IIED, London, UK * Rambaldi G., Bugna S., Tiangco A. and de Vera D. 200
Bringing the Vertical Dimension to the Negotiating Table. Preliminary Assessment of a Conflict Resolution Case in the Philippines
ASEAN Biodiversity, Vol. 2 No. 1, 17–26. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC), Los Baños, Philippines. * Puginier O. 2002
“Participation” in a conflicting policy framework: Lessons learned from a Thai experience
ASEAN Biodiversity, Vol. 2 No. 1, 35–42. ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC), Los Baños, Philippines. * Rambaldi G., and Le Van Lanh. 2002
The Seventh Helper: the Vertical Dimension. Feedback from a training exercise in Vietnam
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC), Los Baños, Philippines. * Martin C., Eguienta Y., Castella, J.C., T.T. Hieu and Lecompte P. 2001
Combination of participatory landscape analysis and spatial graphic models as a common language between researchers and local stakeholders
SAM Paper Series. IRRI-IRD.

External links

Networks
Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies
– a global network of PGIS/PPGIS practitioners with Spanish, Portuguese and French-speaking chapters. * Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC) Organizations
Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD)
– Provides information and case studies on Participatory 3-Dimensional Modelling (P3DM) practice.
The Philippine Association for Inter-Cultural Development (PAFID)
uses Participatory 3D Modelling, GPS and GIS applications to support Indigenous Cultural Communities throughout the Philippines in claiming for their rights over ancestral domains.
ERMIS Africa
builds capacities among local communities and development practitioners in using Participatory Geo-spatial Information Management Technologies. *The

supports the dissemination of good PGIS practice, including P3DM in ACP countries. Bibliography
Community Mapping, PGIS, PPGIS and P3DM Virtual Library
Multimedia

* ttp://dotsub.com/view/feebd43a-2322-41f4-8d4c-7396b21a7c4b Giving Voice to the Unspokena 20-minute video production showing the hands-on aspects of Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM).
PGIS Channel on Vimeo, including several documentaries on P3DM in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
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