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Social Networks and Internet Communities in the Field of Geographic Information and Their Role in Open Data Government Initiatives

Social Networks and Internet Communities in the Field of Geographic Information and Their Role in Open Data Government Initiatives
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Author(s): Paula Díaz (City University of Hong Kong, China)and Joan Masó (CREAF, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 33
Source title: Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7230-7.ch081

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Abstract

Users are playing an increasingly relevant role in geospatial data production. The traditional procedure for creating cartography, mainly by experts in official mapping agencies, has evolved into a more participative process for generating data: neogeography. Technology and the Internet are now user-friendly for a wide range of people who have become active users of global networks, such as GEOSS, INSPIRE, Eye On Earth, and EarthCube, and official producers need to adapt to the new era of openness, collaboration, and hybrid maps by adopting open standards. Although the creation of geospatial information is notably growing worldwide, and is enhanced by user-generated content, we may wonder whether this is a feasible alternative to official cartography. This chapter reviews the main geospatial networks based on both bottom-up and top-down data creation approaches, as well as the potentialities and limitations of user-generated content in the scientific field and in decision-making organisms.

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