Participatory geographic information systems for the co-production of science and policy in an emerging boundary organization

► Boundary organizations (BO) and participatory geographic information systems (PGIS) frameworks both apply to spatially explicit research at the science-policy nexus. ► BO benefits from the attention to process and relationships within the policy community provided by PGIS. PGIS benefits from the explicit recognition of science as a stakeholder group in BO. ► Fusing approaches allows for deeper examination of the processes shaping the science-policy interface and create opportunities for BO projects funded by science to become accountable to policy.