The Open Geospatial Interactive Tool (OGITO) is an open source application that supports collaborative spatial planning processes with a map table. It was originally developed by the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente (ITC) for use in various community mapping projects. The existing OGITO application was adapted for two further case studies. Using co-design, a user group from Herne (Germany) exploited digital map tables to plan noise reduction measures. User groups from Zwolle (The Netherlands) investigated how digital map tables can be used by people with physical or mental disabilities to contribute to the planning of accessible public spaces. Our team improved the usability and accessibility of OGITO’s user interface according to requirements of the user groups and added new Features. For example, users can now upload images to illustrate mapped observations. 52°North presented results at the AGILE Conference 2023.

52°North supports ITC and the Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum in modifying the existing mapping application for additional, future use cases. This includes implementing new features, as well as improving OGITO’s (re-)usability. Our team plans to adjust the GET codebase to simplify the process of setting up new mapping projects for additional case studies. A workshop will enable the project partners to acquire the necessary knowledge to be able to modify OGITO’s setup themselves in the future.