| ŠTAMPACH, Radim, Lukáš HERMAN, Jakub TROJAN, Kateřina TAJOVSKÁ and Tomáš ŘEZNÍK. Humanitarian Mapping as a Contribution to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Research into the Motivation of Volunteers and the Ideal Setting of Mapathons. Sustainability. MDPI, 2021, vol. 13, No 24, p. 13991-14014. ISSN 2071-1050. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132413991. |
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@article{1815994,
author = {Štampach, Radim and Herman, Lukáš and Trojan, Jakub and Tajovská, Kateřina and Řezník, Tomáš},
article_number = {24},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132413991},
keywords = {Sustainable Development Goals; OpenStreetMap; volunteered geographic information; citizen science; humanitarian mapping; mapathon; attendance; motivation; self-assessment},
language = {eng},
issn = {2071-1050},
journal = {Sustainability},
title = {Humanitarian Mapping as a Contribution to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Research into the Motivation of Volunteers and the Ideal Setting of Mapathons},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/13991},
volume = {13},
year = {2021}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1815994
AU - Štampach, Radim - Herman, Lukáš - Trojan, Jakub - Tajovská, Kateřina - Řezník, Tomáš
PY - 2021
TI - Humanitarian Mapping as a Contribution to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Research into the Motivation of Volunteers and the Ideal Setting of Mapathons
JF - Sustainability
VL - 13
IS - 24
SP - 13991
EP - 13991
PB - MDPI
SN - 20711050
KW - Sustainable Development Goals
KW - OpenStreetMap
KW - volunteered geographic information
KW - citizen science
KW - humanitarian mapping
KW - mapathon
KW - attendance
KW - motivation
KW - self-assessment
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/13991
N2 - Missing Maps is a humanitarian mapping project that maps vulnerable places in the developing world. Its outcomes are used to target aid in affected areas and to help achieve Sustainable Development Goals. A mapathon is an event in which a group of volunteers maps a defined location. The presented communication answers the following questions: What is the motivation of different contributors in the Missing Maps community in Czechia and Slovakia? How can a mapathon be set up to attract as many participants as possible? How exactly can the contributors to humanitarian mapping subjectively evaluate their contribution so far? A questionnaire about the motivation of contributors and the analysis of statistics from eighteen public mapathons in Brno (Czechia) were used as the primary research methods. The analysis of motivation found six strong motivators. Half of them concern altruism and half of them relate to the importance of the OpenStreetMap project and the mapping community. Analysis of the characteristics of 18 mapathons found that the month of the mapathon had a significant influence on the number of attendants. Statistical analysis confirmed a significant correlation between the number of edits and participants’ self-assessment. This means that humanitarian mappers evaluate their overall contribution very realistically. Analyses with an identical scope are planned for future years.
ER -
ŠTAMPACH, Radim, Lukáš HERMAN, Jakub TROJAN, Kateřina TAJOVSKÁ and Tomáš ŘEZNÍK. Humanitarian Mapping as a Contribution to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Research into the Motivation of Volunteers and the Ideal Setting of Mapathons. \textit{Sustainability}. MDPI, 2021, vol.~13, No~24, p.~13991-14014. ISSN~2071-1050. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132413991.
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