ABSTRACT
Many of the key themes in PPGIS research revolve around knowing who produces and who consumes small area GIS products. Examples include the multiple ways in which PPGIS are being designed and implemented, and identifying community information needs and how PPGIS might contribute to those needs. However, many of the questions posed are difficult to answer because of a lack of comprehensive inventories of either PPGIS providers or consumers. Two exceptions are Craig’s inventory of consumers (community groups) in the Twin Cities (Sawicki and Craig 1996) and the Urban Institute’s list of 30 citywide neighbourhood data providers (Urban Institute 1996). Neither is comprehensive, nor were they meant to be. They do provide a start, however.
