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Geospatial Anarchy: Managing datasets the Open Source way
Geoforum Perspektiv, 2018 OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the largest and best-known example of geospatial data creation using Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). A large group of non-specialists joins their efforts online to create an open, worldwide map of the world.
Atle Frenvik Sveen
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A Conceptual Quality Framework for Volunteered Geographic Information [PDF]
, 2015 The assessment of the quality of volunteered geographic information VGI is cornerstone to understand the fitness for purpose of datasets in many application domains. While most analyses focus on geometric and positional quality, only sporadic attention has been devoted to the interpretation of the data, i.e., the communication process through which ...
Ballatore, Andrea, Zipf, Alexander
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
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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 ...
Andrew May (7148723) +2 more
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Knowledge Graph Creation for Volunteered Geographic Information [PDF]
Community-created geographic data sources, such as OpenStreetMap, are semi-structured sources of geographic information. These sources rely on voluntary contributions from individuals worldwide, resulting in huge amounts of geographic data. However, this
Dsouza, Alishiba Florian
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Recent Developments and Future Trends in Volunteered Geographic Information Research: The Case of OpenStreetMap [PDF]
, 2014 User-generated content (UGC) platforms on the Internet have experienced a steep increase in data contributions in recent years. The ubiquitous usage of location-enabled devices, such as smartphones, allows contributors to share their geographic ...
Anderson +27 more
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Climatic determinants of plant phenology in vernal pool habitats
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise The floral phenology of vernal pool plants is little understood despite being a crucial developmental stage for producing seeds and determining population growth rates. Vernal pools are ephemerally aquatic habitats harboring species adapted to predictable seasonal fluctuations between desiccated and inundated conditions; thus, vernal ...
Brandon Thomas Hendrickson +3 more
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Civic engagement among adolescents: Spanish adaptation and validation of the civic engagement scale
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The aim of this research was to adapt and validate the Civic Engagement Scale (CES) developed by Doolittle & Faul for the Spanish adolescent population while providing empirical support for its psychometric properties. After administering the instruments to 965 adolescents from high schools, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to ...
Patricia Ayllón‐Salas +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Laney A. Rupp +9 more
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Volunteered geographic information: the nature and motivation of produsers
International journal of spatial data infrastructures research, 2009 Advances in positioning, Web mapping, cellular communications and wiki technologies have surpassed the original visions of GSDI programs around the world. By tapping the distributed knowledge, personal time and energy of volunteer contributors, GI voluntarism is beginning to relocate and redistribute selected GI productive activities from mapping ...
Jeff Labonte +2 more
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