Detailed Information on Publication Record
2017
Integrating Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) with Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for creating a Global GIS platform
DEMETRIOU, Demetris, Michele CAMPAGNA, Ivana RACETIN and Milan KONEČNÝBasic information
Original name
Integrating Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) with Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for creating a Global GIS platform
Authors
DEMETRIOU, Demetris, Michele CAMPAGNA, Ivana RACETIN and Milan KONEČNÝ
Edition
London, Mapping and the Citizen Sensor, p. 273-297, 25 pp. 2017
Publisher
London: Ubiquity Press
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize
Field of Study
Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Publication form
printed version "print"
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Organization unit
Faculty of Science
ISBN
978-1-911529-16-3
Keywords in English
SDIs; INSPIRE; VGI; Global Integrated GIS platform
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International impact
Změněno: 13/3/2018 07:26, Ing. Nicole Zrilić
Abstract
V originále
Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) are a special category of data hubs that involve technological and human resources and follow well defined legal and technical procedures to collect, store, manage and distribute spatial data. INSPIRE is the EU’s authoritative SDI in which each Member State provides access to their spatial data across a wide spectrum of data themes to support policy-making. In contrast, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is one type of user-generated geographic information (GI) where volunteers use the web and mobile devices to create, assemble and disseminate spatial information. There are similarities and differences between SDIs and VGI, as well as advantages and disadvantages to both. Thus, the integration of these two data sources will enhance what is offered to end users to facilitate decision-making. This idea of integration is in its early stages, because several key issues need to be considered and resolved first. Therefore, this chapter discusses the challenges of integrating VGI with INSPIRE and outlines a generic framework for a global integrated GIS platform, similar in concept to Digital Earth and Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs), as a realistic scenario for advancements in the short term.