Towards a Protocol for the Collection of VGI Vector Data

Mooney, Peter; Minghini, Marco; Laakso, Mari; Antoniou, Vyron; Olteanu‐Raimond, Ana‐Maria; Skopeliti, Andriani

doi:10.3390/ijgi5110217

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“…In 2016, Mooney et al published what they believe to be the "first protocol for VGI vector data collection" for crowdsourced geospatial data. While not tied to a particular VGI project, the creation of protocol suggests future projects may be able to make more effective use of crowdsourced data (Mooney et al 2016). As crowdsourcing becomes more prevalent, bestpractices for its use are actively being developed.…”

Section: Pers Communication October 3 2014)mentioning

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Access to Online Historical Aerial Photography Collections: Past Practice, Present State, and Future Opportunities

McAuliffe

Lage

Mattke

2017

Journal of Map & Geography Libraries

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The authors review how access to historical aerial photograph collections has evolved in response to technological developments and addresses areas for further advancement, with a particular emphasis on developing, preserving, and sustaining online collections. The authors focus specifically on the areas of metadata, the Semantic Web and linked data, and sustainability through collaboration. The article includes brief case studies, highlighting various projects involving the aerial photography collections at the University of Minnesota. The conclusion asserts the critical role played by geographic information librarians in effectively carrying out the strategies described in the article as they relate to the long-term sustainability of digital geospatial collections.

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Section: Pers Communication October 3 2014)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Access to Online Historical Aerial Photography Collections: Past Practice, Present State, and Future Opportunities

McAuliffe

Lage

Mattke

2017

Journal of Map & Geography Libraries

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“…Alternatively, senior students could validate data contributed by junior students, in the way it is done at Texas Tech. In contrast to the a-posteriori quality check, some recent developments in literature stress the need to introduce data collection protocols to guide contributors a-priori in producing data of the highest possible quality (Mooney et al, 2016). This is accomplished in the field of humanitarian mapping through the multitude of training materials and guidelines, see e.g.…”

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Towards Understanding the Impact of Mapathons – Reflecting on Youthmappers Experiences

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Minghini

Solís

et al. 2018

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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YouthMappers is a global network of student chapters actively engaged in collaborative mapping efforts, such as OpenStreetMap mapathons. Many questions have been raised about the impact of mapathons on open map data and on the participating mappers. For example, how can the social gathering and event format encourage productivity and quality, while also contributing to community building? Because YouthMappers chapters regularly host mapathons, there are frequent opportunities to investigate the impact of mapathons. In this paper, three universities involved in the YouthMappers network, located in Europe, North America and Africa, describe how mapathons are conducted at their respective universities. Incorporating mapathons into the curriculum encourages students to contribute much-needed open geospatial data for humanitarian projects. At the same time, students get practical experience in data capturing with open source tools and awareness is raised of humanitarian challenges in other parts of the world, thus nurturing socially engaged citizens for the future. The experiences at the three universities are diverse and richly contextual to the specific character of the campus and its students. These differences underscore the challenge of a common means to formally assess the impact of such events in general. Based on this exploratory research, three themes for assessing the impact of mapathons are proposed: the volume and quality of open geographic data produced during mapathons; the social and personal growth of the students attending the mapathons; and the changes in university programs and curricula introduced as a result of the mapathons.

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“…3.4), so that the end-users can be more confident to include crowdsourced geographic information in their decision-making process because the validity and the accuracy of the collectors will be improved (Cohn 2008). Mooney et al (2016) developed a generic protocol for VGI vector data collection that can increase the quality of VGI and thus the fitness-for-purpose for either a specific VGI project or a future one, and can guide new or experienced users. Minghini et al (2017) then applied this protocol to real-world applications (one for VGI vector data and one for geotagged photographs).…”

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Exploring the use of crowdsourced geographic information in defence: challenges and opportunities

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Geographic data are used by United Kingdom (UK) defence for purposes including peacekeeping, humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and fighting wars. The geographic extent of defence data covers the world, with greater focus directed towards areas considered to be of current interest. Traditionally, these data have been officially sourced, e.g. via National Mapping Agencies, but there is now increasing interest in the potential of crowdsourced geographic data to supplement authoritative data where they are not available, outdated or incomplete. Volunteered geographic information (VGI) and social media have the potential to provide this needed missing information. This paper presents initial work carried out in identifying the potential of crowdsourced geographic information in defence. We first provide a short description of the role of UK defence and review the existing literature on crowdsourced geographic information in defence, as well as generic VGI quality assessment methods. We then explore the potential of crowdsourced data in real-world applications: the conflation of VGI and social media with official data for effective decision-making in war zones, and the potential for crowdsourcing to increase effective collaboration between machines and humans in disaster situations. Based on our review, we outline specific research challenges for deploying crowdsourced geographic information in defence, focussing on data quality and fitnessfor-purpose assessment. Defence-specific constraints include the need for rapid quality assessment processes and the need to communicate high-quality information effectively in situations where rapid decision-making is required. Ethical issues are also of fundamental importance.

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Towards a Protocol for the Collection of VGI Vector Data

Cited by 32 publications

References 39 publications

Access to Online Historical Aerial Photography Collections: Past Practice, Present State, and Future Opportunities

Access to Online Historical Aerial Photography Collections: Past Practice, Present State, and Future Opportunities

Towards Understanding the Impact of Mapathons – Reflecting on Youthmappers Experiences

Exploring the use of crowdsourced geographic information in defence: challenges and opportunities

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