Naslov
Integrating Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) with Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for creating a Global GIS platform

Autori
Demetris Demetriou, Michele Campagna, Ivana Racetin, Milan Konecny

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Mapping and the Citizen Sensor

Urednik/ci
Foody, Giles ; See, Linda ; Fritz, Steffen ; Mooney, Peter

Izdavač
Ubiquity Press

Grad
London : Delhi

Godina
2017

Raspon stranica
273-297

ISBN
978-1-911529-17-0

Ključne riječi
SDIs, INSPIRE, VGI, Global Integrated GIS platform

Sažetak
Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) are a special category of data hubs that involve technological and human resources and follow well defined legal and technical procedures to collect, store, manage and distribute spatial data. INSPIRE is the EU’s authoritative SDI in which each Member State provides access to their spatial data across a wide spectrum of data themes to support policy-making. In contrast, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is one type of user-generated geographic information (GI) where volunteers use theweb and mobile devices to create, assemble and disseminate spatial information. There are similarities and differences between SDIs and VGI, as well as advantages and disadvantages to both. Thus, the integration of these two data sources will enhance what is offered to end users to facilitate decision-making. This idea of integration is in its early stages, because several key issues need to be considered and resolved first. Therefore, this chapter discusses the challenges of integrating VGI with INSPIRE and outlines a generic framework for a global integrated GIS platform, similar in concept to Digital Earth and Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs), as a realistic scenario for advancements in the short term.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geodezija

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