Citizens as sensors: the world of volunteered geography

被引:2454
作者
Goodchild, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Natl Ctr Geog Informat & Anal, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
关键词
Geographic information; Web; 2.0; Virtual globe; Privacy; Citizen science;
D O I
10.1007/s10708-007-9111-y
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
In recent months there has been an explosion of interest in using the Web to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic information provided voluntarily by individuals. Sites such as Wikimapia and OpenStreetMap are empowering citizens to create a global patchwork of geographic information, while Google Earth and other virtual globes are encouraging volunteers to develop interesting applications using their own data. I review this phenomenon, and examine associated issues: what drives people to do this, how accurate are the results, will they threaten individual privacy, and how can they augment more conventional sources? I compare this new phenomenon to more traditional citizen science and the role of the amateur in geographic observation.
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页码:211 / 221
页数:11
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