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A Model for Designing Geocollaborative Artifacts and Applications

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Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use (CRIWG 2009)

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There are many human activities for which information about the geographical location where they take place is of paramount importance. In the last years there has been increasing interest in the combination of Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) and geographical information. In this paper we analyze the concepts and elements of CSCW that are most relevant to geocollaboration. We define a model facilitating the design of shared artifacts capable to build shared awareness of the geographical context. The paper also describes two case studies using the model to design geocollaborative applications.

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  1. Department of Informatics of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pedro Antunes

  2. Department of Information System and Management of the Economy and Businesses School, Universidad de Chile, Diagonal Paraguay 257, Santiago de Chile, Chile

    Gustavo Zurita

  3. Department of Computer Science of the Engineering School, Universidad de Chile, Blanco Encalada 2120, Santiago de Chile, Chile

    Nelson Baloian

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  2. University of Chile, Blanoc Encalada, 2120, Santiago, Chile

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Antunes, P., Zurita, G., Baloian, N. (2009). A Model for Designing Geocollaborative Artifacts and Applications. In: Carriço, L., Baloian, N., Fonseca, B. (eds) Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use. CRIWG 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5784. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04216-4_23

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