OpenStreetMap in GIScience Experiences, Research, and Applications

This edited volume presents a collection of lessons learned with, and research conducted on, OpenStreetMap, the goal being to promote the project’s integration. The respective chapters address a) state-of-the-art and cutting-edge approaches to data quality analysis in OpenStreetMap, b) investigation...

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Other Authors: Jokar Arsanjani, Jamal (Editor), Zipf, Alexander (Editor), Mooney, Peter (Editor), Helbich, Marco (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This edited volume presents a collection of lessons learned with, and research conducted on, OpenStreetMap, the goal being to promote the project’s integration. The respective chapters address a) state-of-the-art and cutting-edge approaches to data quality analysis in OpenStreetMap, b) investigations on understanding OpenStreetMap contributors and the nature of their contributions, c) identifying patterns of contributions and contributors, d) applications of OpenStreetMap in different domains, e) mining value-added knowledge and information from OpenStreetMap, f) limitations in the analysis OpenStreetMap data, and g) integrating OpenStreetMap with commercial and non-commercial datasets. The book offers an ideal opportunity to present and disseminate a number of cutting-edge developments and applications in the field of geography, spatial statistics, GIS, social science, and cartography
Physical Description:XI, 324 p. 133 illus., 87 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783319142807