Environmental governance has the potential to be significantly transformed by Smart Earth
technologies, which deploy enhanced environmental monitoring via combinations of …

User-generated content (UGC) platforms on the Internet have experienced a steep increase
in data contributions in recent years. The ubiquitous usage of location-enabled devices …

Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …

More than 10 years have passed since the coining of the term volunteered geographic
information (VGI) in 2007. This article presents the results of a review of the literature …

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an essential source for acquiring building data, although such data
may suffer from quality issues. Many studies have focused on assessing OSM building data …

Critical knowledge gaps seriously hinder efforts for building disaster resilience at all levels,
especially in disaster-prone least developed countries. Information deficiency is most …

The worldwide slum population currently stands at over one billion, with substantial growth
expected in the coming decades. Traditionally, slums have been mapped using information …

Cartography and geopolitics have a troubled relationship. While maps have been complicit
in the worst excesses of colonial venturing and Cold War politicking, they have also been …

Abstract O pen S treet M ap (OSM) represents one of the most well‐known examples of a
collaborative map** project. Major research efforts have so far dealt with data quality …

Collaborative map** projects, such as OpenStreetMap (OSM), have received tremendous
amounts of contributed data from voluntary participants over time. So far, most research …