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Volunteered geographic information

Index Volunteered geographic information

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals (Goodchild, 2007). [1]

23 relations: Collaborative mapping, Credibility, Crowdsourcing, Data quality, Flickr, Geographic information system, Michael Frank Goodchild, Neogeography, OpenStreetMap, Panoramio, Participatory 3D modelling, Participatory GIS, Public participation, Public participation geographic information system, Spatial citizenship, Traditional knowledge GIS, TripAdvisor, Twitter, User-generated content, Vandalism, Web mapping, Wikimapia, Yandex.Map editor.

Collaborative mapping

Collaborative mapping is the aggregation of Web mapping and user-generated content, from a group of individuals or entities, and can take several distinct forms.

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Credibility

Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message.

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Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing is a sourcing model in which individuals or organizations obtain goods and services.

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Data quality

Data quality refers to the condition of a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables.

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Flickr

Flickr (pronounced "flicker") is an image hosting service and video hosting service.

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Geographic information system

A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.

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Michael Frank Goodchild

Michael Frank Goodchild (born February 24, 1944) is a British-American geographer.

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Neogeography

Neogeography (literally "new geography") is the use of geographical techniques and tools for personal and community activities or by a non-expert group of users.

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OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.

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Panoramio

Panoramio is a discontinued geo-located tagging, photo sharing mashup which was bought by Google in 2006.

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Participatory 3D modelling

Participatory 3D modelling (P3DM) is a community-based mapping method which integrates local spatial knowledge with data on elevation of the land and depth of the sea to produce stand-alone, scaled and geo-referenced relief models.

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Participatory GIS

Participatory GIS (PGIS) is a participatory approach to spatial planning and spatial information and communications management.

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Public participation

Public participation is a political principle or practice, and may also be recognised as a right.

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Public participation geographic information system

A public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) is meant to bring the academic practices of GIS and mapping to the local level in order to promote knowledge production by local and non-governmental groups.

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Spatial citizenship

Spatial citizenship describes the ability of individuals and groups to interact and participate in societal spatial decision making through the reflexive production and use of geo-media (geographic media such as maps, virtual globes, GIS, and the Geoweb).

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Traditional knowledge GIS

Traditional knowledge geographic information systems (GIS) are the data, techniques, and technologies designed to document and utilize local knowledges in communities around the world.

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TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American travel and restaurant website company providing hotel and restaurant reviews, accommodation bookings and other travel-related content.

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Twitter

Twitter is an online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".

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User-generated content

User-generated content (UGC), alternatively known as user-created content (UCC), is any form of content created by users of a system or service and made available publicly on that system.

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Vandalism

Vandalism is an "action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property".

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Web mapping

Web mapping is the process of using the maps delivered by geographic information systems (GIS) in World Wide Web.

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Wikimapia

Wikimapia is a privately owned open-content collaborative mapping project, that utilizes an interactive "clickable" web map with a geographically-referenced wiki system, with the aim to mark and describe all geographical objects in the world.

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Yandex.Map editor

Yandex.Map editor is map editing service launched by Yandex in April 2010.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteered_geographic_information

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