Crowdsourced Geographic Information Use in Government
The acceptance of volunteered geographic information (VGI) as a valued and useful source of information for governments is growing at all levels. The aim of this report is to review governmental projects that incorporate voluntary and crowd-sourced...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, London
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20351555/crowd-sourced-geographic-information-use-government-vol-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20725 |
| Summary: | The acceptance of volunteered geographic
information (VGI) as a valued and useful source of
information for governments is growing at all levels. The
aim of this report is to review governmental projects that
incorporate voluntary and crowd-sourced data collection and
to provide information that can be used to support the wider
adoption of VGI (the terms crowd-sourced information and VGI
are used interchangeably). To this end, the report compiles
and distributes lessons learned and successful models from
existing efforts by governments at different sectors and
scales. This report explores different aspects of government
use of VGI, including the maintenance of public space
(streets, public buildings, and parks), education, health,
tourism, and civil safety. It includes a set of case studies
with a common structure, which are presented at the end of
the report. This report provides background on the use of
geographical information by government, which has a long
history and should be taken into account. It turns to the
methodology of the research and explains how it developed. A
detailed explanation for the case study structure and
overview of the case studies is also provided. This is
followed by analysis of the findings and recommendations for
improving the use of VGI in government. |
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