The Potential of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Future Transport Systems [PDF]
Urban Planning, 2016 As transport systems are pushed to the limits in many cities, governments have tried to resolve problems of traffic and congestion by increasing capacity. Miller (2013) contends the need to identify new capabilities (instead of capacity) of the transport
Maria Attard +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 exploring VGI and SDI relation.
Castelein, W.T. +3 more
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ASSESSING ACCIDENT HOTSPOTS BY USING VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION [PDF]
Journal CleanWAS, 2017 Due to the ever-increasing number of vehicles, transportation issues, especially transportation safety have gained great importance. One of the social problems in the world, and particularly in developing countries, which each year imposes great ...
Golnoosh, Mahmoud
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A framework for regional smart energy planning using volunteered geographic information [PDF]
Advances in Geosciences, 2020 This study presents a framework for regional smart energy planning for the optimal location and sizing of small hybrid systems. By using an optimization model – in combination with weather data – various local energy systems are simulated using the ...
J. Valdes +7 more
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Public Perception of Urban Air Quality Using Volunteered Geographic Information Services
Urban Planning, 2020 Investigating perceived air quality (AQ) in urban areas is a rather new topic of interest. Papers presenting results from studies on perception of AQ have thus far focused on the individual characteristics leading to a certain AQ perception or have ...
Sonja Grossberndt +6 more
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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.
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Semantic Similarity Assessment of Volunteered Geographic Information
Journal of Engineering, 2016 The recent development in communication technologies between individuals allows for the establishment of more informal collaborative map data projects which are called volunteered geographic information (VGI).
Maythm M. Albakri, Dr
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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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Spatial Collective Intelligence? credibility, accuracy, and Volunteered Geographic Information. [PDF]
Cartogr Geogr Inf Sci, 2014 Spielman SE.
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ASSESSMENT OF THE HOMOGENEITY OF VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012 The potential for volunteer groups to contribute geographic data to National Mapping Agencies has been widely recognised. Several investigations have been done to determine the geometric accuracy of this data for the purposes of national mapping.
L. Siebritz, G. Sithole, S. Zlatanova
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