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Exploring VGI

Tools for processing Volunteered Geographical Information

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Our Services

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OSM to LULC Maps

Conversion of data available in OpenStreetMap (OSM) into Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Maps considering a nomenclature selected by the user.

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Publications
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Mapping Social Network Data

Extracts data from Social Networks for a given region selected by the user based on chosen keywords or feature types.

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Publications

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Contacts

exploringvgi@uc.pt

Cidalia Costa Fonte

Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Sciences and Technology
University of Coimbra

Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra (INESCC)

Alberto Cardoso

Department of Informatics Engineering
Faculty of Sciences and Technology
University of Coimbra

Centre for Informatics and Systems (CISUC)

About the Project

Exploring VGI project aims to provide services that add value to Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) available in collaborative projects or Social Networks, such as OpenStreetMap (OSM), Flickr, Twitter or Facebook.


This initiative is the result of a joint collaboration within the University of Coimbra between INESCC (Institute for Systems Engineering & Computers at Coimbra) and CISUC (Centre for Informatics & Systems of the University of Coimbra).

Credits

People:

* Cidalia C. Fonte (DM - FCTUC, INESCC) - See personal page

* Alberto Cardoso (DEI - FCTUC, CISUC) - See personal page

* Jose Paulo de Almeida (DM - FCTUC, INESCC) - See personal page

* Jacinto Estima (FCTC - Universidade Europeia, INESCC)

* Joaquim Patriarca (INESCC)

* Diogo Fontes


Implementation:

Joaquim Patriarca

Diogo Fontes


Web Design:

Diana Fonte


History

Exploring VGI platform was set up in 2017 to aggregate several projects aiming at using and adding value to Volunteer Geographical Information (VGI). First projects were initiated within the context of COS action TD 1202 (Mapping and the Citizen Sensor; http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ict/TD1202) and IC 1203 (European Network Exploring Research into Geospatial Information Crowdsourcing: software and methodologies for harnessing geographic information from the crowd - ENERGIC; http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ict/IC1203).