A campaign to collect volunteered geographic information and land cover and human impact
Authors: Perger C, Fritz S, See L, Schill C, van der Velde M, McCallum I, Obersteiner M
Publication Year: 2012
Reference: GI_Forum 2012: Geovizualisation, Society and Learning, T Jekel, A Car, J Strobl, G Griesebner (eds)
(Wichmann, Berlin/Offenbach, Germany) 3-6 July 2012, Salzburg, Austria pp.83-91
[ISBN 978-3-87907-521-8]
Abstract
This paper outlines experiences with a recent campaign to collect volunteered geographic information VGI) on land cover and human impact using the Geo-Wiki crowdsourcing tool (humanimpact.geo-wiki.org) A targeted campaign approach was adopted with the aim of gathering data for the validation of a map of land availability for biofuels. At the same time, experimentation was undertaken to assess the quaity of information from the crowd. Some initial results of the campaign are presented along with lessons learned and future developments.
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