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Current research into Volunteered Geographic Information—VGI (Goodchild 2007a)—in the context of neogeography has revolved around the computer science perspectives of its utilisation for technical benefit (University of Heidelberg 2010). Although VGI has been shown to be more than accurate enough (Haklay 2010a) in its spatial positioning, the reaction of users to VGI, how they perceive it, and its effect on their lives is less clear.
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Mapping Party: VGI Contributors to the OpenStreetMap project getting together to do some mapping, socialising and chat about making a free map of the world (OpenStreetMap 2011).
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Parker, C.J. (2014). Scoping Study: User Perceptions of VGI in Neogeography. In: The Fundamentals of Human Factors Design for Volunteered Geographic Information. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03503-1_3
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