Urban monitoring using NetKDE and VGI: network based kernel density estimation on volunteered geographic information applied to Baghdad, Iraq [PDF]
This paper presents a methodology for urban monitoring using volunteered geographic information (VGI) and journalism data Iraq war logs with network based kernel density estimation (NetKDE).
Gasser, Loic +2 more
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Privacy-Aware Visualization of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) to Analyze Spatial Activity: A Benchmark Implementation [PDF]
Through volunteering data, people can help assess information on various aspects of their surrounding environment. Particularly in natural resource management, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is increasingly recognized as a significant resource, for example, supporting visitation pattern analysis to evaluate collective values and improve ...
Alexander Dunkel +2 more
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ASSESSING VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) QUALITY BASED ON CONTRIBUTORS' MAPPING BEHAVIOURS [PDF]
Abstract. VGI changed the mapping landscape by allowing people that are not professional cartographers to contribute to large mapping projects, resulting at the same time in concerns about the quality of the data produced. While a number of early VGI studies used conventional methods to assess data quality, such approaches are not always well adapted ...
Daniel Bégin +2 more
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ASSESSMENT OF COMPLETENESS AND POSITIONAL ACCURACY OF LINEAR FEATURES IN VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) [PDF]
Abstract. Recent advances in spatial data collection technologies and online services dramatically increase the contribution of ordinary people to produce, share, and use geographic information. Collecting spatial data as well as disseminating them on the internet by citizens has led to a huge source of spatial data termed as Volunteered Geographic ...
M. Eshghi, Ali Asghar Alesheikh
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PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT USING VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI): CASE OF UAE [PDF]
Abstract. The number of smart phones that are supported by location facility like Global Positioning System (GPS), Camera and connected to the internet has increased sharply in UAE during the last five years. This increase offers a chance to capitalize on using these devices as resources for data collection, therefore reducing cost.
M. M. Yagoub
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VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, A NEW APPROACH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [PDF]
Abstract. Increasing world population and unprecedented expansion of urbanization in the world has caused many environmental problems. The relationship between man and the environment is bidirectional one that have great short-term and long-term impacts on the cities and regions.
M. Manouchehri, Majid Kiavarz Moghaddam
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Kondisi infrastruktur di Indonesia cukup memprihatinkan, terutama berkaitan dengan infrastruktur jalan dan pendidikan. Di beberapa wilayah khususnya pedalaman atau desa terpencil, sering ditemukan jalan yang rusak sehingga akses kendaraan menjadi terganggu.
Gusmira Gusmira, Heri Sutanta
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SMARTPHONE-BASED VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) FOR SLUM MAPPING IN POKHARA CITY OF NEPAL [PDF]
Abstract. Informal settlements in urban areas are increasing rapidly throughout the world and regularisation of these settlements is being one of the challenging issues. Various study results have shown that conventional cadastral based information system approach and government managed institutional arrangements do not appropriately address land ...
Kamal Ranabhat, Dev Raj Paudyal
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Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) are a special category of data hubs that involve technological and human resources and follow well defined legal and technical procedures to collect, store, manage and distribute spatial data. INSPIRE is the EU’s authoritative SDI in which each Member State provides access to their spatial data across a wide spectrum
Demetris Demetriou +3 more
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Extraction of Pluvial Flood Relevant Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) by Deep Learning from User Generated Texts and Photos [PDF]
In recent years, pluvial floods caused by extreme rainfall events have occurred frequently. Especially in urban areas, they lead to serious damages and endanger the citizens’ safety. Therefore, real-time information about such events is desirable.
Yu Feng, Monika Sester
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