Harnessing the power of technology, crowdsourcing data and maps draws upon a large group of people from all over the globe in order to pull … Read more
The U.S. Geological Survey is putting out a call for citizen scientists (that means you) to help them track and gather geographic information on what is happening all around the globe. Here are the some of the most well-known USGS crowdsourcing projects.
The Cyclone Center is looking to crowdsourcing to help classify over thirty years worth of satellite imagery (represented by 300,000 satellite images). By comparing the selected … Read more
Bing Picks Nokia Bing Maps has selected Nokia Maps as its provider for its geocoding and traffic information. Bing Maps will now make traffic information … Read more
OpenStreetMap was founded with the goal of creating and providing free geographic data to whoever wants it. With an army of 5,000 volunteers who hit … Read more
Nokia recently launched Map Creator (in beta), tossing its hat into the crowdsourcing GIS ring. While the announcement proclaims, “We’ve just launched Nokia Map Creator, a … Read more
GeoIQ (formerly FortiusOne) has announced the launch of GeoCommons 2.0. GeoCommons is a crowdsourced repository for data and maps created by users. Since its launch … Read more
What do the pundits say about crowd-sourcing GIS data and its future? Peter Batty assembled a group of some of the loudest voices in that … Read more
BusinessWeek takes a very superficial look at the use of community driven mapping efforts during emergencies. While the article doesn’t go much in depth on the different types of mapping efforts that kick in during emergencies, it does look at two sides of the collaborative mapping issue.
Michael Goodchild, a professor of Geography at UC Santa Barbara, explores the historical and current trends of collaborative geographic data creation in what he terms “volunteered … Read more