Surface water is heavily exposed to contamination as this water is the ubiquitous source for
the majority of water needs. This situation is exaggerated by excessive population, heavy …

This study presents results from an on-going social map service pilot that supports a national
map** agency (NMA) in data collection. Results from the pilot show that a VGI map …

This paper presents a platform, which will provide both the microbusinesses and its
consumers a common ground to maximize their interests and benefits and in turn better …

This thesis examines the topic of context awareness for navigation applications and asks the
question,“What are the benefits and constraints of introducing context awareness in …

ABSTRACT The Internet of things (IoT) has been contributing to changing our day to day
lives for over a decade. It has gained prominence in the technological sectors such as …

The aim of the project is to carry out research on privacy respecting methods and
technologies that use the citizens' mobile devices as sources of geo-referenced information …

Sharing hyperlocal geospatial knowledge with one's community may foster many positive
outcomes, such as increasing a sense of community. However, much of this information …

Location recommendation (LR) or rather location-based recommender systems (LBRS) are
an integral part of modern location-based services (LBS). Most LR algorithms only focus on …

In recent years advances in positioning technologies have led to improved accuracy and
availability of location services in mobile devices. This in turn has led to unprecedented …

Crowdsensing and personal data markets that have emerged around it have rapidly gained
momentum in parallel with the appearance of mobile devices. Collecting information via …