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Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for the Spatial Planning of Flood Evacuation Shelters in Jakarta, Indonesia [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2018
Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is frequently used in disaster management because of its capability to provide near real-time information. However, the potential of VGI in spatial planning is much less recognized, despite a number of advantages over traditional methods, in particular fast, timely and comprehensive data collection. This chapter
Jeroen Verplanke   +2 more
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Using gamification to increase map data production during humanitarian volunteered geographic information (VGI) campaigns

open access: greenCartography and Geographic Information Science, 2023
Volunteered geographic information (VGI) offers a solution to inequalities in authoritative map data that can limit our response to humanitarian crises. However, sustaining voluntary contributions of map data can be difficult and hybrid machine learning-VGI (ML-VGI) workflows developed to encourage sustained volunteer contributions have been ...
Kirsty Watkinson   +2 more
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A Geographical Abacus of the Urban Building Heritage Based on Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)

open access: closed, 2021
This paper describes the preliminary result of the research project “Urban Abacus of Building Energy performances (Abaco Urbano Energeticodegli Edifci – AUREE)” aimed at supporting the renovation and energy efficiency enhancement of urban building heritage financed by Ricerca Sistema Elettrico (MISE) program.
Stefano Pili   +4 more
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VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) APPLICATION FOR MONITORING LAND USE VIOLATION CASE STUDY: CIGANJUR FLOOD

open access: goldJurnal Riset Informatika, 2021
Land in DKI Jakarta has problems in land use. Many land-use does not comply with planning. Illegal buildings are often found in areas designated for green open space and river boundaries. Land use monitoring requires the role of information technology. This research uses an open-source-based application to develop easier and cheaper.
Bayu Purwanto, Anang Wahyu Sejati
openaire   +3 more sources

Dataset on georeferenced and tagged photographs for ecosystem services assessment, Ebro Delta, N-E Spain [PDF]

open access: yesData in Brief, 2020
A georeferenced and tagged dataset of photographs is presented. Over 2000 photographs from the Ebro Delta Natural Park, N-E Spain, have been treated.
David Serrano Giné   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A STUDY OF VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING: A REVIEW

open access: bronzeJurnal Teknologi, 2015
Floods are known as frequent and destructive global events that are caused by natural and human factors. Beside traditional methods, flood hazard mapping has been empowered by spatially enabled cell phones and web mapping technology which are feed by user generated data.
Fazeli, Hamid Reza   +3 more
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AN INVENTORY DATABASE FOR GEOEDUCATIONAL OUTREACH BASED ON VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) APPROACH IN MALAYSIA

open access: goldGeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2018
The authors aim to construct a geosite database in Malaysia that is based on volunteered geographic information approach. This is because geosites information is quite scattered around the country. Free tools from the internet such as google form and wixwebsite.com were used to produce the database.
Mat Niza Rahman   +5 more
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The role of Volunteered Geographic Information in participatory planning. Examples from Denmark and Finland [PDF]

open access: yesGeoforum Perspektiv, 2012
Due to developments in pervasive computing and the diffusion of digital media technologies, the amount of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is rising rapidly. The paper looks at the potential of applying VGI to a participatory planning context and
Anne-Marie Sanvig Knudsen, Maarit Kahila
doaj   +5 more sources

Towards a Protocol for the Collection of VGI Vector Data [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016
A protocol for the collection of vector data in Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) projects is proposed. VGI is a source of crowdsourced geographic data and information which is comparable, and in some cases better, than equivalent data from ...
Peter Mooney   +5 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) primer

open access: hybrid, 2012
This guide is one in a series of Operational Policy documents being developed by GeoConnections. This guide is intended to inform CGDI stakeholders about the nature and scope of VGI and the realities, challenges and good practices of related operational policies.
openaire   +2 more sources

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