Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Theory and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sui, Daniel (Editor), Elwood, Sarah (Editor), Goodchild, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Geography.; Data mining.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

The phenomenon of volunteered geographic information is part of a profound transformation in how geographic data, information, and knowledge are produced and circulated. By situating volunteered geographic information (VGI) in the context of big-data deluge and the data-intensive inquiry, the 20 cha...