Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD) - Participatory Avenues acts as focal point for sharing information and technical progress on community-based mapping and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS). The website provides ample documentation on Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM), an efficient tool for merging indigenous technical knowledge and traditional spatial information. P3DM applications include community-based natural resources management, collaborative research and planning, resource use, control and tenure, and related conflict management.

GIS for Development (GIS4D) bookstore. Carefully selected literature on Participatory GIS (PGIS) and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS).

Participatory GIS (PGIS) initiatives run by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are listed and described on this site.

The MapTogether project provides free map-related training and tools for community and nonprofit groups around the world. Resources include software, data sets, online mapping services, documentation, and training resources. In addition, members provide free in-person "community mapping clinics" in cities across the United States and Canada.

UNESCO - Sector for Culture. The mapping of indigenous cultural resources carried out by indigenous communities is a crucial step toward demonstrating that cultural diversity is a means to enrichment for society. As such, UNESCO supports pilot projects on mapping of Indigenous Cultural Resources and Identification of Best Practices in regard to Cultural Pluralism.

The Conservation Commons is the expression of a cooperative effort of non-governmental organizations, international and multi-lateral organizations, governments, academia, and the private sector, to improve open access to and unrestricted use of, data, information and knowledge related to the conservation of biodiversity with the belief that this will contribute to improving conservation outcomes. At its simplest, it encourages organizations and individuals alike to ensure open access to data, information, expertise and knowledge related to the conservation of biodiversity.

The Landscape Values Institute is a non-profit consortium of international researchers and planners interested in advancing knowledge about landscape values to improve land allocation and management. Landscape value and special place mapping is a planning technique whose principles are grounded in sustainable land use and environmental protection, meaningful public participation, and the inclusion of multiple values in land use decision-making. Landscape value and special place mapping is a type of public participation geographic information system or (PPGIS) used to support land use planning efforts at multiple scales ranging from local, to regional, to national scales.

Jaringan Kerja Pemetaan Partisipatif (Indonesian Community Mapping Network)JKPP was established in 1996 in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. It represents as a national network of individuals and organisations with strong experience in participatory mapping, spatial conflict advocacy and communal land rights.

On his site http://pgis.cta.int, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural  Cooperation (CTA) summarises all his completed and ongoing initiatives in the domain of PGIS practice.

The Mayan Atlas was made by the forty-two Ke'Kechi and Mopan communities of southern Belize. The maps, text, photographs, drawings and interviews were done by Maya village researchers and cartographers elected by the communities. In their own words and with their own maps, the Maya describe their culture and rain forest, and their desire to protect and manage their own land.

Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) Web Ring is the Ring of Webs sharing common interests in community mapping and in all forms of collaborative spatial information management aimed at supporting integrated conservation and development, sustainable natural resource management, customary property rights and peer-to-peer communication.

Involving local communities in key areas of biodiversity, CyberTracker combines indigenous knowledge with state-of-the-art computer and satellite technology. The NGO  CyberTracker Conservation aims to make a fundamental contribution to the understanding of complex ecosystems by providing innovative solutions to monitor the environment and manage the utilisation of natural resources. The CyberTracker is an efficient way to gather large quantities of geo-referenced data for field observations, even by non-literate users.

The Borneo Project partners with communities and local organizations that document and map ancestral land claims, litigate to halt forest destruction, teach villagers their rights, market traditional handicrafts, reforest degraded areas, install microhydro electrification, and protect Borneo's incredible wildlife and biodiversity.

The Aboriginal Mapping Network (AMN) was established in 1998 as a joint initiative of the Gitxsan and Ahousaht First Nations and Ecotrust Canada. Over the years the network has grown from its humble beginnings as a knowledge sharing forum for local First Nations technicians, leaders and decision makers to become a valuable strategic resource for practitioners of traditional knowledge mapping around the world. The AMN now has a mandate to support aboriginal and indigenous peoples facing issues, such as land claims, treaty negotiations and resource development, with tools, such as traditional use studies, GIS mapping and other information systems.

Native Lands works to protect biological and cultural diversity in Latin America, with a focus on Central America and southern Mexico. It assists indigenous peoples to develop and carry out their agendas for the preservation of the region’s natural and cultural heritage. It has programs in participatory and regional mapping and in the organization of conferences, workshops, and technical exchanges.

The National Consortium for Rural Geospatial Innovations (RGIS) assists state, tribal, regional and local governments, and non- and for-profit organizations in implementing advanced geospatial information technologies. The goal is to improve the quality of life, environmental health, and economic competitiveness of rural communities.

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. PAFID offers training in traditional survey methodologies, sketch mapping including the use of state-of-the-art equipment such as the use of GPS receivers for boundary surveys and P3DM.

The Sun Centre of Excellence (CoE) for map-based online public participation is a joint cooperation between Sun Microsystems, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft, and Z_GIS, University of Salzburg. The main goal of the Center of Excellence is to conduct research in map-based online public participation and to design and implement concepts and technology prototypes that demonstrate how citizens’ participation in public decision processes and decision finding can be improved.

Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Australia, Community Mapping. The NCC webmapping facility enables you to combine community collected and owned data with available government data, into readily useable and accessible online mapping tools.

Environmental Research Mapping and Information Systems (ERMIS) Africa works with development practitioners and local resource dependant communities willing to integrate PGIS practice in building their capacities so as to secure their territorial claims, positive intangible culture and commonly shared resources for development and sustainable livelihoods

The Green Map System Green Map System is a global movement that promotes healthy, sustainable communities through locally-created maps of the natural and cultural environment. Active in over 40 countries, all use universal Green Map Icons and are linked to our website. Over 175 have been published to date, many of which use GIS.