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Semantic Referencing of Geosensor Data and Volunteered Geographic Information [PDF]

, 2011
Georeferencing and semantic annotations improve the findability of geoinformation because they exploit relationships to existing data and hence facilitate queries. Unlike georeferencing, which grounds location information in reference points on the earth’s surface, semantic annotations often lack relations to entities of shared experience.
Simon Scheider, Carsten Keßler, Jens Ortmann, Anusuriya Devaraju, Johannes Trame, Tomi Kauppinen, Werner Kuhn   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Tasks of the Crowd: A Typology of Tasks in Geographic Information Crowdsourcing and a Case Study in Humanitarian Mapping

Remote Sensing, 2016
In the past few years, volunteers have produced geographic information of different kinds, using a variety of different crowdsourcing platforms, within a broad range of contexts. However, there is still a lack of clarity about the specific types of tasks
João Porto de Albuquerque, Benjamin Herfort, Melanie Eckle   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A North-South Problem in Civic-Tech and Volunteered Geographic Information as Countermeasures of COVID-19: A Brief Overview. [PDF]

SN Comput Sci, 2022
Suzuki K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Crowdsourcing geographic information for disaster management and improving urban resilience: an overview of recent developments and lessons learned

, 2016
In the past few years, crowdsourced geographic information (also called volunteered geographic information) has emerged as a promising information source for improving urban resilience by managing risks and coping with the consequences of disasters ...
João Porto de Albuquerque, Alexander Zipf, Albuquerque, João Porto de, Porto de Albuquerque, João, Benjamin Herfort, Eckle, Melanie, Zipf, Alexander, Herfort, Benjamin, Melanie Eckle   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Volunteered geographic information

, 2017
Volunteered geographic information (VGI) refers to geographic information that is acquired and made available to others through the voluntary activities of either individuals or groups.
Sui, D, Cinnamon, J
core   +1 more source

Identifying Evacuation Needs and Resources Based on Volunteered Geographic Information: A Case of the Rainstorm in July 2021, Zhengzhou, China. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Gao J, Murao O, Pei X, Dong Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure Profiles and Their Predictors in a Study of US Volunteer Firefighters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Firefighters may experience occupational exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Volunteer firefighters make up 65% of the US fire service, but their serum PFAS profiles have not been well characterized. This study aims to (1) describe PFAS serum profiles among US volunteer firefighters from 9 states enrolled in ...
Katherine A. Lubina, Zorimar Rivera‐Núñez, Miriam M. Calkins, Robert Laumbach, Shou‐En Lu, Jefferey L. Burgess, Elena Austin, Derrick L. Edwards, Maria D. H. Koeppel, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Chang Ho Yu, Kaleigh M. Hinton, Casey C. Grant, Brian Kubiel, Daniel Roy, Judith M. Graber   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards mapping road network patterns from volunteered geographic information: a case of openstreetmap in developing cities

Discover Cities
Volunteer-created OpenStreetMap (OSM) provides current and open-access geographic information. In the context of the Neogeography paradigm, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), Crowdsourced Geographic Data (CSGD), and Crowdsourced Geographic ...
Farzana Ahad, Huma Rashid, Shamim Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Shafi Bhat, Peer Jeelani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source