Can Volunteered Geographic Information Be a Participant in eEnvironment and SDI?

We investigate the potential role Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) can play in eEvironment and various Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) on a local, regional, and national level. eEnvironment is the use and promotion of ICT for the purposes of environmental assessment and protection, spatia...

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Published inEnvironmental Software Systems. Frameworks of eEnvironment pp. 115 - 122
Main Authors Mooney, Peter, Corcoran, Padraig
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011
SeriesIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Subjects
OpenStreetMap
SDI
Spatial data
VGI
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ISBN9783642222849
3642222846
ISSN1868-4238
1868-422X
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-22285-6_13

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Summary:We investigate the potential role Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) can play in eEvironment and various Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) on a local, regional, and national level. eEnvironment is the use and promotion of ICT for the purposes of environmental assessment and protection, spatial planning, and the sustainable use of natural resources. An SDI provides an institutionally sanctioned, automated means for posting, discovering, evaluating, and exchanging geospatial information by participating information producers and users. A key common theme shared by both definitions is public participation and user-centric services. We pose the research question: is VGI (an example of public participation and collaboration) is ready to participate in eEnvironment and SDI?
ISBN:9783642222849
3642222846
ISSN:1868-4238
1868-422X
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-22285-6_13