**3. GeoMeeting prototype**

In order to aid the Co-PPGIS synchronous participation procedure, which is originally developed and designed to resolve the issues associated with the municipality planning and management, GeoMeeting prototype is executed as a proof of concept. GeoMeeting prototype was developed and designed for effective geo-cooperation among the national society, government, and local and international NGOs. GeoMeeting prototype is basically a web-based geospatially enabled conferencing system that accommodates synchronous and real-time amalgamation of data from different sources through web map services, like APIs, and supports the amalgamation of local knowledge demonstration by meeting participants. It also supports real-time map sharing, geo-referenced map notations, geochatting, and user and meeting management for accommodating conversations among multiple users that are geographically located at different places. GeoMeeting is developed from scratch, amalgamating the technologies of open layer and flex technologies, having associated step-by-step development processes (that means limitations discovered during the first version of prototype are enhanced in the next version of the development).

GeoMeeting system which is geo-enabled comprises the following capabilities:

• All the multiple users and participants in a GeoMeeting can sight the same geo-referenced map simultaneously; that's why it is called geo-enabled GeoMeeting system.


presentations, and open talks with authorities, can be accompanied because Co-PPGIS supports accesses anywhere/anytime/to anyone with real-time participation support. (2) Through a spatial component of GIS-based platform or through real-time map sharing cooperative component of the Co-PPGIS, the issue of inadequate way of investigating spatial data is the use of hard copy maps in the meeting sessions because CPPGIS increases the degree of public participation along with spatial data investigation during essential meeting sessions. (3) Through meeting scheduling/notifying and/or by the e-newsletter components of Co-PPGIS Blog, the issue of inadequate process of sending notification related to existing municipal development projects can be self-regulating/self-operating. (4) Information access associated to a municipality project's level data can facilitate through project information blog which exhibits the existing or future municipal project's notice detail, minutes of the meeting, presentation, document, location, and all valuable information. (5) Through Co-PPGIS, the absence of support to quick decision-making can be encouraged because Co-PPGIS upgrades or improves public participation or input as well as assists scattered decision-makers to work coincidentally on a real-time basis to conclude the decision in timely manners, which eventu-

The upcoming sections demonstrate prototypes' execution of the proposed framework to assist its real-time synchronous participatory procedures that exhibit the innovations to be

In order to aid the Co-PPGIS synchronous participation procedure, which is originally developed and designed to resolve the issues associated with the municipality planning and management, GeoMeeting prototype is executed as a proof of concept. GeoMeeting prototype was developed and designed for effective geo-cooperation among the national society, government, and local and international NGOs. GeoMeeting prototype is basically a web-based geospatially enabled conferencing system that accommodates synchronous and real-time amalgamation of data from different sources through web map services, like APIs, and supports the amalgamation of local knowledge demonstration by meeting participants. It also supports real-time map sharing, geo-referenced map notations, geochatting, and user and meeting management for accommodating conversations among multiple users that are geographically located at different places. GeoMeeting is developed from scratch, amalgamating the technologies of open layer and flex technologies, having associated step-by-step development processes (that means limitations discovered during the first version of prototype are

ally diminish the time span of planning and probability of failure.

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enhanced in the next version of the development).

expected when trying to perceive the concepts established in this research.

GeoMeeting system which is geo-enabled comprises the following capabilities:

map simultaneously; that's why it is called geo-enabled GeoMeeting system.

• All the multiple users and participants in a GeoMeeting can sight the same geo-referenced


**Figure 6.** Conceptual architecture of the GeoMeeting system.

• Online map sharing application is depicted using open-source technologies, APIs, and programming languages like Flex SDK, MXML, Adobe BlazeDS, JavaScript, ActionScript, OpenLayers API, etc.

of the emergency management organization. Consequently, this Co-PPGIS framework-based GeoMeeting provides an interactive interface to have geo-enabled collaborative participatory

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• GeoMeeting application is considered extremely useful during collaborating decisionaimed events such as emergency response, disaster management, and urban planning activities because GeoMeeting is a live conference technology.

GeoMeeting has myriad of capabilities, but its operational status is still in its progressive stage. **Figure 6** demonstrates a conceptual architecture of the GeoMeeting system.

The upcoming section discussions are based on the execution of different versions associated with the GeoMeeting prototype development.
