VGI QUALITY CONTROL

This paper presents a framework for considering quality control of volunteered geographic information (VGI). Different issues need to be considered during the conception, acquisition and post-acquisition phases of VGI creation. This includes items such as collecting metadata on the volunteer, provid...

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Main Authors: C. C. Fonte, L. Bastin, G. Foody, T. Kellenberger, N. Kerle, P. Mooney, A.-M. Olteanu-Raimond, L. See
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-08-01
Series:ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/II-3-W5/317/2015/isprsannals-II-3-W5-317-2015.pdf
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description This paper presents a framework for considering quality control of volunteered geographic information (VGI). Different issues need to be considered during the conception, acquisition and post-acquisition phases of VGI creation. This includes items such as collecting metadata on the volunteer, providing suitable training, giving corrective feedback during the mapping process and use of control data, among others. Two examples of VGI data collection are then considered with respect to this quality control framework, i.e. VGI data collection by National Mapping Agencies and by the most recent Geo-Wiki tool, a game called Cropland Capture. Although good practices are beginning to emerge, there is still the need for the development and sharing of best practice, especially if VGI is to be integrated with authoritative map products or used for calibration and/or validation of land cover in the future.
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spelling doaj.art-2cc150be7789439a9ea2d36390609ea42022-12-21T17:34:33ZengCopernicus PublicationsISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences2194-90422194-90502015-08-01II-3-W531732410.5194/isprsannals-II-3-W5-317-2015VGI QUALITY CONTROLC. C. Fonte0L. Bastin1G. Foody2T. Kellenberger3N. Kerle4P. Mooney5A.-M. Olteanu-Raimond6L. See7Department of Mathematics, University of Coimbra/INESC Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UKSchool of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKFederal Office of Topography swisstopo, Seftigenstrasse 264, 3084 Wabern, SwitzerlandFaculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, Enschede, the NetherlandsDepartment of Computer Science, Maynooth University, Maynooth, IrelandIGN France, COGIT Laboratory, 73 Avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, FranceEcosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, AustriaThis paper presents a framework for considering quality control of volunteered geographic information (VGI). Different issues need to be considered during the conception, acquisition and post-acquisition phases of VGI creation. This includes items such as collecting metadata on the volunteer, providing suitable training, giving corrective feedback during the mapping process and use of control data, among others. Two examples of VGI data collection are then considered with respect to this quality control framework, i.e. VGI data collection by National Mapping Agencies and by the most recent Geo-Wiki tool, a game called Cropland Capture. Although good practices are beginning to emerge, there is still the need for the development and sharing of best practice, especially if VGI is to be integrated with authoritative map products or used for calibration and/or validation of land cover in the future.http://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/II-3-W5/317/2015/isprsannals-II-3-W5-317-2015.pdf
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VGI QUALITY CONTROL
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
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