2014
Ramos-Romero, Francisco; Monfort-Muriach, Aida; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
A Location Aware Mobile Tool for Direct and Indirect Climate Data Sensors Journal Article
In: Transactions in GIS, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 385-400, 2014, ISSN: 1361-1682, (IF: 1.398, Q2).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: CIUDADES-SALUDABLES, meteorological sensors, Sensors
@article{RamosRomero2014,
title = {A Location Aware Mobile Tool for Direct and Indirect Climate Data Sensors},
author = { Francisco Ramos-Romero and Aida Monfort-Muriach and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10234/125826},
doi = {10.1111/tgis.12097},
issn = {1361-1682},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Transactions in GIS},
volume = {18},
number = {3},
pages = {385-400},
abstract = {Access to GIS data from mobile platforms continues to be a challenge and there is a wide range of fields where it is extremely useful. In this work, we combined three key aspects: climate data sensors, mobile platforms and spatial proximity operations. We published and made use of a web 2.0 network of climate data, where content is user-collected, by means of their meteorological stations, and exposed as available information for the virtual community. Moreover, we enriched this data by giving the users the opportunity to directly inform the system with different climate measures. In general, management of this type of information from a mobile application could result in an important decision tool, as it enables us to provide climate-related data according to a context and a geographical location. Therefore, we implemented a native mobile application for iPhone and iPad platforms by using ArcGIS SDK for iOS and by integrating a series of ArcGIS webmaps, which allows us to perform geospatial queries based on the user's location, offering, at the same time, access to all the data provided by the climate data sensor network and from direct users.},
note = {IF: 1.398, Q2},
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Access to GIS data from mobile platforms continues to be a challenge and there is a wide range of fields where it is extremely useful. In this work, we combined three key aspects: climate data sensors, mobile platforms and spatial proximity operations. We published and made use of a web 2.0 network of climate data, where content is user-collected, by means of their meteorological stations, and exposed as available information for the virtual community. Moreover, we enriched this data by giving the users the opportunity to directly inform the system with different climate measures. In general, management of this type of information from a mobile application could result in an important decision tool, as it enables us to provide climate-related data according to a context and a geographical location. Therefore, we implemented a native mobile application for iPhone and iPad platforms by using ArcGIS SDK for iOS and by integrating a series of ArcGIS webmaps, which allows us to perform geospatial queries based on the user's location, offering, at the same time, access to all the data provided by the climate data sensor network and from direct users.
2013
Castellote, Jesús; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín; Pescador, Javier; Brown, Michael
Towns Conquer: A Gamified application to collect geographical names (vernacular names/toponyms). Proceedings Article
In: Agile 2013: 16th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, Geographic Information Science at the Heart of Europe. Leuven, 14-17 May 2013, 2013.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Citizen Science, CIUDADES-SALUDABLES, crowdsourcing, Gamification, mobile GIS, VGI
@inproceedings{Castellote2013,
title = {Towns Conquer: A Gamified application to collect geographical names (vernacular names/toponyms).},
author = { Jesús Castellote and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro and Javier Pescador and Michael Brown},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10234/159979},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
booktitle = {Agile 2013: 16th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, Geographic Information Science at the Heart of Europe. Leuven, 14-17 May 2013},
abstract = {The traditional model for geospatial crowd sourcing asks the public to use their free time collecting geospatial data for no obvious reward. This model has shown to work very well on projects such as Open Street Map, but comes with some clear disadvantages such as reliance on small communities of ‘Neo-geographers' and variability in quality and content of collected data. This project aims at tackling these problems by providing alternative motivation specifically a smartphone based computer game service. Geographical names (vernacular names/ toponyms) have been identified as potential targets as they are difficult to collect on a large scale and easy to collect locally, thus ideal for crowd sourcing. The data set will be a toponyms database provided by the Spanish National Geographic Institute (IGN Spain). A location based game is targeted as it is easy to guide data collection with in-game rewards (prizes, points, badges etc.). Android is chosen for its accessible API and wide use.},
keywords = {Citizen Science, CIUDADES-SALUDABLES, crowdsourcing, Gamification, mobile GIS, VGI},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
The traditional model for geospatial crowd sourcing asks the public to use their free time collecting geospatial data for no obvious reward. This model has shown to work very well on projects such as Open Street Map, but comes with some clear disadvantages such as reliance on small communities of ‘Neo-geographers' and variability in quality and content of collected data. This project aims at tackling these problems by providing alternative motivation specifically a smartphone based computer game service. Geographical names (vernacular names/ toponyms) have been identified as potential targets as they are difficult to collect on a large scale and easy to collect locally, thus ideal for crowd sourcing. The data set will be a toponyms database provided by the Spanish National Geographic Institute (IGN Spain). A location based game is targeted as it is easy to guide data collection with in-game rewards (prizes, points, badges etc.). Android is chosen for its accessible API and wide use.