The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution
The comprehension of folksonomies is of high importance when making sense of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), in particular in the case of OpenStreetMap (OSM). So far, only little research has been conducted to understand the role and the evolution of folksonomies in VGI and OSM, which is d...
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| description | The comprehension of folksonomies is of high importance when making sense of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), in particular in the case of OpenStreetMap (OSM). So far, only little research has been conducted to understand the role and the evolution of folksonomies in VGI and OSM, which is despite the fact that without a comprehension of the folksonomies the thematic dimension of data can hardly be used. This article examines the history of the OSM folksonomy, with the aim to predict its future evolution. In particular, we explore how the documentation of the OSM folksonomy relates to its actual use in the data, and we investigate the historical and future scope and granularity of the folksonomy. Finally, a visualization technique is proposed to examine the folksonomy in more detail. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8f895e99e004027832d700372c626352022-12-21T21:43:47ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeo-spatial Information Science1009-50201993-51532017-07-0120321923010.1080/10095020.2017.13681931368193The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolutionFranz-Benjamin Mocnik0Alexander Zipf1Martin Raifer2Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg UniversityHeidelberg UniversityThe comprehension of folksonomies is of high importance when making sense of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), in particular in the case of OpenStreetMap (OSM). So far, only little research has been conducted to understand the role and the evolution of folksonomies in VGI and OSM, which is despite the fact that without a comprehension of the folksonomies the thematic dimension of data can hardly be used. This article examines the history of the OSM folksonomy, with the aim to predict its future evolution. In particular, we explore how the documentation of the OSM folksonomy relates to its actual use in the data, and we investigate the historical and future scope and granularity of the folksonomy. Finally, a visualization technique is proposed to examine the folksonomy in more detail.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2017.1368193Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)OpenStreetMap (OSM)folksonomytaxonomyevolutiongranularityvisualization |
| spellingShingle | Franz-Benjamin Mocnik Alexander Zipf Martin Raifer The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution Geo-spatial Information Science Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) OpenStreetMap (OSM) folksonomy taxonomy evolution granularity visualization |
| title | The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution |
| title_full | The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution |
| title_fullStr | The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution |
| title_short | The OpenStreetMap folksonomy and its evolution |
| title_sort | openstreetmap folksonomy and its evolution |
| topic | Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) OpenStreetMap (OSM) folksonomy taxonomy evolution granularity visualization |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2017.1368193 |
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