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Volunteered geographic information (VGI) |
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Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals (Goodchild, 2007).[1]VGI is a special case of the larger Web phenomenon known as user-generated content.[2] Some examples of this phenomenon are WikiMapia, OpenStreetMap, and Google Map Maker (Wikipedia). |
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opengeospatial#45 Crowdsourcing, Citizen Science or Volunteered Geographic Information? The Current State of Crowdsourced Geographic Information. Discussed at opengeospatial#45 |
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