CMaP – A Collaborative Mapping Platform for Humanitarian Organizations

Schörghofer, Richard; Lang, Stefan; Wendt, L.; Riedler, Barbara

doi:10.1553/giscience2017_01_s207

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“…Online collaborative mapping, or geocollaboration, enables different users to work on the same map either simultaneously (synchronously) or at different moments (asynchronously), by generating annotations that are "anchored to geographic locations on map-based displays" (Hopfer and MacEachren 2007, 924). Online collaborative maps provide opportunities for people to view, edit, and co-create geodatabases and their cartographic representations to address a range of issues such as disaster management (Meier 2011;Poiani et al 2016), humanitarian work (Schörghofer et al 2017;Gutiérrez 2018), and community engagement (Craig, Harris, and Weiner 2002).…”

Section: Co Llabo Rative Mappi N G An D Data Manag Em Entmentioning

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uMap: A Free Open-Source Alternative to Google My Maps

Shahamati¹,

Denieul-Pinsky²,

Baumann³

et al. 2022

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Since their release in 2005, Google Maps-based tools have become the de facto solutions for a variety of online cartographic projects. Their success has been accompanied by a range of critiques denouncing the individualistic market-based logic imposed by these mapping services. Alternative options to this dominant model have been released since then; uMap is one of them. uMap is a free, open-source online mapping platform that builds on OpenStreetMap to enable anyone to easily publish web maps individually or collaboratively. In this paper, we propose to reflect on the potential and limits of uMap based on our own experiences of deploying it in six different mapping projects. Through these experiences, uMap appears particularly well-suited for collaborative mapping projects, due to its ease in connecting to remote data and its high level of interoperability with a range of other applications. On the other hand, uMap seems less relevant for crowdmapping projects, due to its lack of built-in options to manage and control public contributions. Finally, the open-source philosophy of uMap, combined with its simplicity of use and its strong collaborative capacity, make it a great option for activist mapping projects as well as for pedagogical purposes to teach a range of topics including online collaborative cartography.

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Section: Co Llabo Rative Mappi N G An D Data Manag Em Entmentioning

confidence: 99%

uMap: A Free Open-Source Alternative to Google My Maps

Shahamati¹,

Denieul-Pinsky²,

Baumann³

et al. 2022

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“…Depending on the user's need we deliver the extracted information in different formats, including both proprietary and open-source solutions: geospatial PDF map (distance measures, retrieving coordinates, turning on/off single layers enabled), Google Earth's KML/KMZ-format, interactive web service via ArcGIS Online and/or as individual GIS data layers in shapefile format (see Figure 4). Designed for a broad field of applications in the humanitarian sector, the OGC-conform, open-source collaborative mapping platform (CMap) presented by Schörghofer, Lang, Wendt, and Riedler (2017) provides, in addition to data sharing, a dynamic and joined mapping environment with WebGIS functionalities of dynamic visualizations (Lang et al, 2017).…”

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Earth observation tools and services to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance

Lang

Füreder

Riedler

et al. 2019

European Journal of Remote Sensing

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Humanitarian action has rapidly adopted Earth observation (EO) and geospatial technologies shaping them according to their needs. Protracted crises and large-scale population displacements require up-to-date information in many facets of humanitarian action support, from mission planning, resource deployment and monitoring, to nutrition and vaccination campaigns, camp plotting, damage assessment, etc. Even though nearly all assets of remote sensing apply in such demanding scenarios, it remains a challenge to fully implement and sustain a trustful and reliable information service. This paper discusses achievements and open issues in the use and uptake of EO technology, from a technical and organisational point of view, motivated by an information service for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and its extension to other NGO's information needs in the humanitarian sector. With a focus on EO-based population estimation based on (semi-)automated dwelling counting from very high-resolution optical satellite imagery as well as the exploitation of data integration (including radar sensors), the paper also covers potential service elements with respect to environmental and ground-or surface water monitoring. It investigates workflow elements in relation to information extraction and delivery by illustrating a broad range of application scenarios, and discusses first operational solutions of a customized service portfolio.

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Characterizing collaborative mapping projects. A methodological framework for analyzing volunteered geographic information and spatial data infrastructure convergence

Pedregal,

Orozco,

Osorio

et al. 2024

Transactions in GIS

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In this article, we compile and characterize a total of 43 collaborative web map projects by a set of parameters that enable the understanding and comparability of current and future projects. We then develop a comprehensive methodological framework to explore volunteered geographic information (VGI) and spatial data infrastructure (SDI) convergence based on this review. The main results show the dominance of citizen science projects, followed by initiatives promoting sustainability values, local development, and governance. Although values remain low, the potential to achieve convergence in VGI–SDI features is very high in citizen science projects, where the presence of experts and the funding of these projects by governments and decision‐making entities enable quality standards in the collection and distribution of the contributed information. The work concludes by addressing two major challenges facing current VGI projects: firstly, accessing affordable technological solutions that allow the creation of collaborative web maps with SDI‐like functions. Secondly, guaranteeing the project's sustainability and the preservation of the information gathered.

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CMaP – A Collaborative Mapping Platform for Humanitarian Organizations

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

uMap: A Free Open-Source Alternative to Google My Maps

uMap: A Free Open-Source Alternative to Google My Maps

Earth observation tools and services to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance

Characterizing collaborative mapping projects. A methodological framework for analyzing volunteered geographic information and spatial data infrastructure convergence

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