Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (7): 1653-1668.doi: 10.11947/j.AGCS.2022.20220192

• Cartography and Geoinformation • Previous Articles    

Current status and prospects of research for volunteered geographic information

FAN Hongchao1, KONG Gefei1, YANG Anran2   

  1. 1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7491, Norway;
    2. College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410072, China
  • Received:2022-03-14 Revised:2022-04-24 Published:2022-08-13
  • Supported by:
    Norwegian Research Council (No. 328552)

Abstract: In comparison with the classic GIS, volunteered geographic information (VGI) reveals differently in data acquisition. It allows internet users to contribute geographic information data in different forms using the techniques of Web2.0. In the recent 20 years, VGI is getting more popular in research and applications as an important data source. In this paper, we did a literature study on articles related to VGI to show the development and the state of art of VGI. On this base, we discussed challenges and opportunities of the VGI in the future. In particular, suggestions have been made for VGI development in China.

Key words: VGI, OSM, data quality, volunteers

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