Geographic proximity and homophily effects drive social interactions within VGI communities: an example of iNaturalist

Geographic proximity and homophily effects drive social interactions within VGI communities: an example of iNaturalist

ABSTRACTSocial interactions among online community members contributing to volunteered geographic information (VGI) are a key element and often crucial to VGI project success. Existing studies on VGI lack investigations into the patterns of social interactions within VGI communities and the drivers...

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Main Authors: Guiming Zhang, Xi Gong, Di Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Digital Earth
Subjects:
Volunteered geographic information (VGI)
VGI contributors
social interaction patterns
interaction drivers
iNaturalist
spatial social networks
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2023.2297948

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