Crowdsourcing Archaeological Data with Participatory GIS
People with little or no training in archaeology or geographic computing systems can build GIS data using Humap’s Placemaker.
People with little or no training in archaeology or geographic computing systems can build GIS data using Humap’s Placemaker.
A recent research article found that users are less inclined to contribute to crowdsourced geospatial sites like OpenStreetMap and Waze if they know others are already contributing.
Researchers have mapped out approximate 48,510 harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) sightings – all obtained through participation of the public – over the course of a decade.
As 2016 ends, focus on the New Year, reflect on enhancing GIS skills, and actively engage in the geospatial community for growth.
Groups promoting various causes are implementing geospatial approaches and GIS related technologies.
Using mobile phones, 360-degree cameras, car dashboards and helmet cameras, Mapillary’s users take geo-tagged pictures of the roads they travel which the app automatically uploads to Mapillary’s platform. Then, Mapillary stitches the photos together and turns them into an immersive, navigable, street level view of the world.
This essay by Ron Mahabir takes a look at how crowdsourced mapping efforts are helping to fill in much needed geographic information about impoverished areas around the world.
By leveraging data from over 8,000 smartphone users, Dutch researchers successfully mapped atmospheric particulate levels.
In August of 2014, the World Health Organization declared a public emergency in response to the growing number of Ebola cases that have struck several … Read more
Typhoon Haiyan (locally referred to as ‘Yolanda’[1]) made landfall in the Philippines on Friday November 8th 2013. Officially, 1839 people have been killed as a … Read more
With over 11,000 cat locations mapped to date, the Cat Map is a crowd sourced survey of domestic feline