OpenStreetMap in GIScience: Experiences, Research, and Applications (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography)

ISBN 10: 3319142798 / ISBN 13: 9783319142791

Published by Springer, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: OpenStreetMap in GIScience: Experiences, Research, and Applications (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319142798
• ISBN 13: 9783319142791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.