Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) have been implemented for the last four decades in most countries. One of the key objectives of SDIs is to ensure the quick availability and accessibility of spatial data. The success of SDI depends on the underlying spatial datasets. Many developing countries suc...
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| author | Munir Ahmad Malik Sikandar Hayat Khayal Ali Tahir |
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| description | Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) have been implemented for the last four decades in most countries. One of the key objectives of SDIs is to ensure the quick availability and accessibility of spatial data. The success of SDI depends on the underlying spatial datasets. Many developing countries such as Pakistan are facing problems in implementing SDI because of the unavailability of spatial data. Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is an alternate source for obtaining spatial data. Therefore, the question is what factors hamper the adoption of VGI for making it part of SDI in Pakistan. The intention behind this paper is to explore such factors as the key research question. To do so, we make use of the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework along with the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to empirically analyze the factors impeding VGI from becoming part of SDI in the country. The study concludes that many technical, organizational, and environmental factors affect the adoption of VGI to be part of SDI in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d77a4a5655ef4aac98ef9a3d465c75c52023-11-23T20:16:08ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642022-02-0111212010.3390/ijgi11020120Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data InfrastructureMunir Ahmad0Malik Sikandar Hayat Khayal1Ali Tahir2Faculty of Computer Science, Preston University Kohat, Islamabad 44000, PakistanFaculty of Computer Science, Preston University Kohat, Islamabad 44000, PakistanInstitute of Geographical Information Systems (IGIS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, PakistanSpatial data infrastructures (SDIs) have been implemented for the last four decades in most countries. One of the key objectives of SDIs is to ensure the quick availability and accessibility of spatial data. The success of SDI depends on the underlying spatial datasets. Many developing countries such as Pakistan are facing problems in implementing SDI because of the unavailability of spatial data. Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is an alternate source for obtaining spatial data. Therefore, the question is what factors hamper the adoption of VGI for making it part of SDI in Pakistan. The intention behind this paper is to explore such factors as the key research question. To do so, we make use of the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework along with the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to empirically analyze the factors impeding VGI from becoming part of SDI in the country. The study concludes that many technical, organizational, and environmental factors affect the adoption of VGI to be part of SDI in Pakistan.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/11/2/120SDIVGIfactorspartial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM)Pakistan |
| spellingShingle | Munir Ahmad Malik Sikandar Hayat Khayal Ali Tahir Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information SDI VGI factors partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) Pakistan |
| title | Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| title_full | Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| title_short | Analysis of Factors Affecting Adoption of Volunteered Geographic Information in the Context of National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| title_sort | analysis of factors affecting adoption of volunteered geographic information in the context of national spatial data infrastructure |
| topic | SDI VGI factors partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) Pakistan |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/11/2/120 |
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