An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations
To achieve sustainable development goals, georeferenced data and geographic information systems play a crucial role. Yet, the way in which these data and systems are summoned upon rests on positivist assumptions which overlook both epistemological and ethical concerns. This is epitomized by the inte...
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| description | To achieve sustainable development goals, georeferenced data and geographic information systems play a crucial role. Yet, the way in which these data and systems are summoned upon rests on positivist assumptions which overlook both epistemological and ethical concerns. This is epitomized by the integrated geospatial information framework (IGIF) of the United Nations, which, from the perspective of sustainable development, aims to provide guidance for the management of geoinformation and related tools, considering these as mirrors of the physical world. In this respect, the article has three main goals. First, it delivers an epistemological and ethical critique of the IGIF, by highlighting its internal tensions. Second, it suggests how the IGIF and similar geoinformation initiatives can benefit from an ethical reflection that allows to conduct georeferenced practices in a fair(er) way. Third, it designs an ethics assessment list for self-evaluating the ethical robustness of geoinformation initiatives as ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8843bc9c17e4b39800e1cdfe31398872023-09-21T14:57:12ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Digital Earth1753-89471753-89552023-12-011611418143810.1080/17538947.2023.22000412200041An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United NationsStefano Calzati0Bastiaan van Loenen1Technology University of DelftTechnology University of DelftTo achieve sustainable development goals, georeferenced data and geographic information systems play a crucial role. Yet, the way in which these data and systems are summoned upon rests on positivist assumptions which overlook both epistemological and ethical concerns. This is epitomized by the integrated geospatial information framework (IGIF) of the United Nations, which, from the perspective of sustainable development, aims to provide guidance for the management of geoinformation and related tools, considering these as mirrors of the physical world. In this respect, the article has three main goals. First, it delivers an epistemological and ethical critique of the IGIF, by highlighting its internal tensions. Second, it suggests how the IGIF and similar geoinformation initiatives can benefit from an ethical reflection that allows to conduct georeferenced practices in a fair(er) way. Third, it designs an ethics assessment list for self-evaluating the ethical robustness of geoinformation initiatives as ecosystems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2023.2200041sustainable development goalsgeoinformationgissdata ecosystemdata ethicsintegrated geospatial information framework |
| spellingShingle | Stefano Calzati Bastiaan van Loenen An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations International Journal of Digital Earth sustainable development goals geoinformation giss data ecosystem data ethics integrated geospatial information framework |
| title | An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations |
| title_full | An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations |
| title_fullStr | An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations |
| title_full_unstemmed | An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations |
| title_short | An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations |
| title_sort | ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the united nations |
| topic | sustainable development goals geoinformation giss data ecosystem data ethics integrated geospatial information framework |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2023.2200041 |
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