Recent Developments and Future Trends in Volunteered Geographic Information Research: The Case of OpenStreetMap
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Volunteered Geographic Information
2.1. Comparison of Recent VGI Projects
Attribute | Map maker (Google) | Here map creator (Nokia) | Map share (TomTom) | Waze | Wiki mapia | OpenStreetMap |
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Initiated in | 2008 | 2012 | 2007 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004 |
Number of Users or registered Members (in million) | N/A | N/A | 60 1 | 45 2 | 1.9 3 | 1.3 4 |
Active Contributors per month in 2013 | 40,000 5 | N/A | N/A | 12–13 million 9 | N/A | 20,000 4 |
Coverage (number of countries) in 2013 | >220 | >120 | >90 6 | World | World | World |
License | Property of Google | Property of Nokia | Property of TomTom | Property of Waze | CC BY-SA | ODbL |
Data downloadable | No | No | No | No | Yes 7 | Yes |
2.2. The OSM Project
3. Current Developments
3.1. Data Quality Analysis
3.1.1. Road Network Evaluation
3.1.2. Evaluation of Points of Interest (POI) and Other Features
3.1.3. Data Trust and Vandalism
3.2. Contributor Analysis
3.2.1. Participation Inequality
3.2.2. Areal Distribution
3.2.3. Motivation, Behavior and Gender Dimensions
Constructive Side | Negative Side | |
---|---|---|
Intrinsic | Extrinsic | |
Altruism | Social reward/relations | Mischief/vandalism |
Fun/recreation | Career | Malice or criminal intent |
Learning/personal enrichment | Personal reputation | |
Unique ethos | Community/project goal | |
Self-expression/image | System trust |
3.3. Additional Developments
4. Future Trends
5. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Neis, P.; Zielstra, D. Recent Developments and Future Trends in Volunteered Geographic Information Research: The Case of OpenStreetMap. Future Internet 2014, 6, 76-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi6010076
Neis P, Zielstra D. Recent Developments and Future Trends in Volunteered Geographic Information Research: The Case of OpenStreetMap. Future Internet. 2014; 6(1):76-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi6010076
Chicago/Turabian StyleNeis, Pascal, and Dennis Zielstra. 2014. "Recent Developments and Future Trends in Volunteered Geographic Information Research: The Case of OpenStreetMap" Future Internet 6, no. 1: 76-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi6010076