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VGTrust: measuring trust for volunteered geographic information
International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2019ABSTRACTVolunteered Geographic Information (VGI) has emerged as a large, up-to-date, and easily accessible data source. VGI can allow authoritative mapping agencies to undertake continuous improvement of their own data, adding a currency dimension previously unattainable due to high associated costs.
Máiréad De Róiste, Femke Reitsma
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Volunteered geographic information production as a spatial process
International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2012Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit and a popular example of user-generated content that includes volunteered geographic information VGI. In this article, we present three main contributions: 1 a spatial data model and collection methods to study VGI in systems that may not explicitly support geographic data; 2 quantitative methods ...
James Frew
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Merging Volunteered Geographic Information Systems
, 2023 This project determines how two different systems based on geographic user-generated content can work together to allow the content to be made more accessible. This project’s objective is to determine the technical and social issues involved with allowing information to be transferred between systems.
McAndrew, James
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Automated geographic context analysis for volunteered information
Applied Geography, 2013 Several studies show the impacts of (geo)social media and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) during crisis events, and have found intrinsic value for rescue teams, relief workers and humanitarian assistance coordinators, as well as the affected ...
Frank O Ostermann
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Assessment of volunteered geographic information for vegetation mapping
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020Vegetation mapping requires extensive field data for training and validation. Volunteered geographic information in the form of geotagged photos of identified plants has the potential to serve as a supplemental data source for vegetation mapping projects.
Kellie A. Uyeda +2 more
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3D Mapping to Collect Volunteered Geographic Information
2020 10th International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies (ACIT), 2020This paper discusses the concept of crowdsourcing in combination with our new developed 3D viewer which is integrated in the technical infrastructure of PUBinPLAN, our digital participation platform. The voluntarily gathered information is collected on PUBinPLAN, where people can join and share their spatial knowledge on our 3D models of the city of ...
Sebastian Wöllmann +2 more
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A Gamification Framework for Volunteered Geographic Information
2015Using crowdsourcing methods to gather large amounts of useful geodata presents many challenges. One challenge is to attract volunteers to participate in crowdsourcing activities. Several studies conclude that to encourage crowdsourcing it is necessary to take into account people’s intrinsic motivation (e.g. fun, altruism, ambition).
Roberta Martella +2 more
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From Volunteered Geographic Information to Volunteered Geographic Services
2012Volunteered geographic information refers to a range of geo-collaboration projects in which individuals voluntarily collect, maintain, and visualize information. This chapter introduces the related, but distinct, concept of volunteered geographic services (VGS).
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An exploration of Volunteered Geographic Information stakeholders [PDF]
, 2010 Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) has huge potential for influencing the use of geographic information systems. However, there is a wide range of individuals involved in this process, each with their own motivations for contributing and using ...
Parker, Christopher J +2 more
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Data Quality Assurance for Volunteered Geographic Information
2014The availability of technology and tools enables the public to participate in the collection, contribution, editing, and usage of geographic information, a domain previously reserved for mapping agencies or companies. The data of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) systems, such as OpenStreetMap (OSM), is based on the availability of technology ...
Ahmed Loai Ali, Falko Schmid
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