Permaculture Information Web

[Stephanie Gerson <sgerson AT stanfordalumni.org>]

Since this is such a fascination of yours Lawrence, why not research its 
feasibility seriously?  

And why not invite Jude Hobbs to join this list as well? 

Thanks for your enthusiasm ;)

peace
*Stephanie

------ Original Message ------
Received: 04:25 AM PST, 01/26/2005
From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl AT intrex.net>
To: piw AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [piw] Re: [pcplantdb] Re: GIS

[It sure would be nice if we could get Jude Hobbs to join discussion in 
this list.]

Stephanie Gerson wrote:
> Re: linking up with Permaculture sites in other countries and 
potentially
> involving GIS.  Jim Fournier asked specifically about that - creating a
> network of Permaculture initiatives.  This could be an interesting path 
to

This is one of the best ideas expressed so far!

Exactly, _permaculture initiatives_! Translated, in part, that means 
getting people interested
in doing permaculture where they live. Connecting all these people with 
and through PIW
is something we should be about, concurrently with providing an 
interactive plant relationships
database for them to use that coevolves with them. GIS would be 
especially beneficial as PIW builds
and displays relationships between the various elements of the global 
permaculture community itself.
The value of this function will become increasingly apparent as more 
people around the globe
involve themselves with PIW, as they see how it provides direct benefits 
to them and as the content
of the database evolves qualitatively and quantitatively in ways thet 
reflect their own special needs.

> pursue (when we are ready) and could potentially be a source of further
> funding.

It certainly ought to.

> And.  Imagine if we could create the software we develop in order to 
visually
> represent the network of Permaculture sites (a la what we've been 
discussing
> regarding the PlaNetwork meeting)?  Hmm.

It _seems_ possible to me. This is definitely in Bear's domain.
John S.'s suggestion that we focus on our original goal to create a plant 
relationship
database is a good idea but there are other issues and ideas that we must 
discuss and develop
at the same time. The main one is getting people interested in using and 
contributing to PIW, which
they must see as a resource valuable to them, especially so as they see 
that through PIW they are becoming
actively linked with other people practising permaculture all over the 
world.
The non programmers can involve themselves full tilt with this.

LL
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L.F.London
lfl AT intrex.net
http://market-farming.com
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech



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