Volunteered and crowdsourced geographic information: the OpenStreetMap project [PDF]
Journal of Spatial Information Science, 2020 Advancements in technology over the last two decades have changed how spatial data are created and used. In particular, in the last decade, volunteered geographic information (VGI), i.e., the crowdsourcing of geographic information, has revolutionized ...
Michela Bertolotto +2 more
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A characterization of Volunteered Geographic Information [PDF]
, 2010 This paper characterizes the Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) phenomenon and explores comprehensively its relation with SDI. The SDI component view is used as common framework for describing the main characteristics of VGI and as framework for
Bregt, Arnold +3 more
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THE VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN ARCHAEOLOGY [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2013 The purpose of the paper is to investigate the Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), which is still at a very early stage, to identify its use worldwide including characteristic examples and research its potential applications in Cultural Heritage ...
S. Sylaiou +3 more
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Quantifying Flood Water Levels Using Image-Based Volunteered Geographic Information
Remote Sensing, 2020 Many people use smartphone cameras to record their living environments through captured images, and share aspects of their daily lives on social networks, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Yan-Ting Lin +4 more
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Maps, volunteered geographic information (VGI) and the spatio-discursive construction of nature
Digital Geography and Society, 2022 This paper interrogates the role that spatial media such as maps and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) play in the construction and mobilisation of representations of nature.
Juan Astaburuaga +3 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 Resilience in the urban context can be described as a continuum of absorptive, adaptive, and transformative capacities. The need to move toward a sustainable future and bounce forward after any disruption has led recent urban resilience initiatives to ...
Mahsa Moghadas +3 more
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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the popularity of protected areas for mountain biking and hiking in Australia: Insights from volunteered geographic information. [PDF]
J Outdoor Recreat Tour, 2023 Smith I +3 more
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A Semantic Approach for Quality Assurance and Assessment of Volunteered Geographic Information [PDF]
Information, 2021 The paper analyses the characteristics of Volunteer Geographic Information (VGI) and the need to assure and assess its quality for a possible use and re-use.
Gloria Bordogna
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Crowdsourcing, Citizen Science or Volunteered Geographic Information? The Current State of Crowdsourced Geographic Information [PDF]
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016 Citizens are increasingly becoming an important source of geographic information, sometimes entering domains that had until recently been the exclusive realm of authoritative agencies.
Linda See +16 more
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A Systems Perspective on Volunteered Geographic Information [PDF]
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2014 Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is geographic information collected by way of crowdsourcing. However, the distinction between VGI as an information product and the processes that create VGI is blurred.
Victoria Fast, Claus Rinner
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