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A Conceptual Model for Analyzing Contribution Patterns in the Context of VGI

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The chapter proposes a conceptual model as foundation for analyzing user contributions in the context of VGI. The conceptual model is based on a set of action and domain concepts, which are combined to a task-model describing typical tasks of volunteered geographic information contribution. As a proof-of-concept, the model is applied to two sample data sets that are extracted from the OpenStreetMap (OSM) change history. OSM data samples provide a proof-of-concept concerning the applicability of the model for crowd activity analysis. The resulting “contribution graph”, which is a graph-like structure of linked editing actions, can be used as foundation for analyzing complex contribution patterns.

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Notes

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    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features

  2. 2.

    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page

  3. 3.

    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/API_v0.6

  4. 4.

    http://josm.openstreetmap.de/

  5. 5.

    http://www.google.com/mapmaker?hl=de

  6. 6.

    http://neo4j.org/

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  1. Salzburg Research, Jakob Haringer-Straße 5, 5020, Salzburg, Austria

    Karl Rehrl, Sven Leitinger, Renate Steinmann & Andreas Wagner

  2. Carinthia University of Applied Science, Europastraße 4, 9524, Villach, Austria

    Simon Gröechenig

  3. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 3205 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314–7799, USA

    Hartwig Hochmair

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    Jukka M. Krisp

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Rehrl, K., Gröechenig, S., Hochmair, H., Leitinger, S., Steinmann, R., Wagner, A. (2013). A Conceptual Model for Analyzing Contribution Patterns in the Context of VGI. In: Krisp, J. (eds) Progress in Location-Based Services. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34203-5_21

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