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) investig...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jokar Arsanjani, Jamal (Editor), Zipf, Alexander (Editor), Mooney, Peter (Editor), Helbich, Marco (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer 2015.
Series:Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography,
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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:1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) 133 illustrations, 87 illustrations in colour.
ISBN:9783319142807
ISSN:1863-2246