2020
Hofer, Barbara; Casteleyn, Sven; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Missoni-Steinbacher, Eva; Albrecht, Florian; Lemmens, Rob; Lang, Stefan; Albrecht, Jochen; Stelmaszczuk-Górska, Martyna; Vancauwenberghe, Glenn; Monfort-Muriach, Aida
Complementing the European Earth Observation and Geographic Information Body of Knowledge with a Business-oriented Perspective Journal Article
In: Transactions in GIS, vol. 24, iss. 3, pp. 587-601, 2020, ISSN: 1467-9671.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, earth observation, EO4GEO, Geographic Information
@article{Hofer2020,
title = {Complementing the European Earth Observation and Geographic Information Body of Knowledge with a Business-oriented Perspective},
author = {Barbara Hofer and Sven Casteleyn and Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Eva Missoni-Steinbacher and Florian Albrecht and Rob Lemmens and Stefan Lang and Jochen Albrecht and Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska and Glenn Vancauwenberghe and Aida Monfort-Muriach},
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doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12628},
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date = {2020-05-25},
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volume = {24},
issue = {3},
pages = {587-601},
abstract = {A body of knowledge (BoK) is an inventory of knowledge or concepts of a domain that serves as a reference vocabulary for various purposes, such as the development of curricula,
the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up-to-date and ideally widely accepted by academia as
well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education- and business-oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business-oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is
presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the
proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.},
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A body of knowledge (BoK) is an inventory of knowledge or concepts of a domain that serves as a reference vocabulary for various purposes, such as the development of curricula,
the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up-to-date and ideally widely accepted by academia as
well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education- and business-oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business-oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is
presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the
proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.
the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up-to-date and ideally widely accepted by academia as
well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education- and business-oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business-oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is
presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the
proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.
2019
Bernabé-Poveda, Miguel Ángel; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Martins, Bruno; Estima, Jacinto; López-Vázquez, Carlos; Moctezuma, Daniela; González, María Ester; Luaces, Miguel R.; Seco., Diego
IDEAIS: Smart Voice Assistants to Improve Interaction with SDIs Proceedings Article
In: 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Geographic Information, IDEais, Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)
@inproceedings{Bernabé-Poveda2019,
title = {IDEAIS: Smart Voice Assistants to Improve Interaction with SDIs},
author = {Miguel Ángel Bernabé-Poveda and Carlos Granell-Canut and Bruno Martins and Jacinto Estima and Carlos López-Vázquez and Daniela Moctezuma and María Ester González and Miguel R. Luaces and Diego Seco. },
url = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.04696.pdf},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-10-01},
abstract = {A critical goal, is that organizations and citizens can easily access
the geographic information required for good governance. However, despite the costly efforts of governments to create and implement Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs), this goal is far from being
achieved. This is partly due to the lack of usability of the geoportals through which the geographic information is accessed. In this
position paper, we present IDEAIS, a research network composed
of multiple Ibero-American partners to address this usability issue
through the use of Intelligent Systems, in particular Smart Voice
Assistants, to efficiently recover and access geographic information.
},
keywords = {Geographic Information, IDEais, Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
A critical goal, is that organizations and citizens can easily access
the geographic information required for good governance. However, despite the costly efforts of governments to create and implement Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs), this goal is far from being
achieved. This is partly due to the lack of usability of the geoportals through which the geographic information is accessed. In this
position paper, we present IDEAIS, a research network composed
of multiple Ibero-American partners to address this usability issue
through the use of Intelligent Systems, in particular Smart Voice
Assistants, to efficiently recover and access geographic information.
the geographic information required for good governance. However, despite the costly efforts of governments to create and implement Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs), this goal is far from being
achieved. This is partly due to the lack of usability of the geoportals through which the geographic information is accessed. In this
position paper, we present IDEAIS, a research network composed
of multiple Ibero-American partners to address this usability issue
through the use of Intelligent Systems, in particular Smart Voice
Assistants, to efficiently recover and access geographic information.
2017
Páez, Fernando Benítez; Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
City data 3.0 - A generic initiative to promote and assess the reuse of geographic information in cities - early steps Proceedings Article
In: Kommers, P.; (Eds.), L Rodrigues (Ed.): Proceedings of the International Conference on ICT, Society and Human Beings 2017 - Part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. IADIS, pp. 221-225, 2017.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: GEO-C, Geographic Information, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Smart Cities
@inproceedings{benitezm2017citydata,
title = {City data 3.0 - A generic initiative to promote and assess the reuse of geographic information in cities - early steps},
author = { Fernando Benítez Páez and Sergio Trilles-Oliver and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro},
editor = {P. Kommers and L Rodrigues (Eds.)},
url = {http://geo-c.eu/pubs/2017_BenitezIADIS.pdf},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-07-01},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on ICT, Society and Human Beings 2017 - Part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. IADIS},
pages = {221-225},
keywords = {GEO-C, Geographic Information, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Smart Cities},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
Granell-Canut, Carlos; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía
Geospatial Influence in Science Mapping Book Chapter
In: Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Chapter 302, IGI global, 4th, 2017, ISBN: 9781522522553.
BibTeX | Tags: data visualization, Geographic Information
@inbook{Canut2017,
title = {Geospatial Influence in Science Mapping},
author = {Carlos Granell-Canut and Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno},
editor = {Mehdi Khosrow-Pour},
isbn = {9781522522553},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-02-17},
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology},
publisher = {IGI global},
edition = {4th},
chapter = {302},
keywords = {data visualization, Geographic Information},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inbook}
}
2016
Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Casteleyn, Sven; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
GEOSPATIAL THINKING - Educating the Future Spatial Citizens Proceedings of the GEOTHNK Project Closing Conference November 7, 2015, Athens, Greece , 2016, ISBN: 978-618-82392-0-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, Geographic Information, Geospatial market
@conference{AguilarCasteleynHuerta16,
title = {Geographic Information Need to Know (GI-N2K): towards a more demand driven geospatial workforce education system},
author = {Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Sven Casteleyn and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro},
editor = {Marinos Kavouras and Sofoklis Sotiriou },
url = {http://www.geotec.uji.es/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GEOTHNK-Project-Closing-Conference.pdf
http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/159470?show=full},
isbn = {978-618-82392-0-3},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-05-10},
booktitle = {GEOSPATIAL THINKING - Educating the Future Spatial Citizens
Proceedings of the GEOTHNK Project Closing Conference
November 7, 2015, Athens, Greece },
abstract = {The development of the Geographic Information
Science & Technology (GI S&T) Body of Knowledge (BoK) in
2006 was a milestone achievement in the geospatial domain. It
collects, describes and structures important concepts in the
scientific field, and exposes them for theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Today, after almost 10 years of scientific
and technological developments in the geospatial field, the
original BoK has become outdated. Geographic Information:
Need to Know (GI-N2K) is a European project that intends to
bring the original GI S&T BoK up to date. This paper explains
the GI-N2K project objectives, the work already done, as well
as next steps in reaching a renewed GI S&T BoK},
keywords = {Body of Knowledge, Geographic Information, Geospatial market},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {conference}
}
The development of the Geographic Information
Science & Technology (GI S&T) Body of Knowledge (BoK) in
2006 was a milestone achievement in the geospatial domain. It
collects, describes and structures important concepts in the
scientific field, and exposes them for theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Today, after almost 10 years of scientific
and technological developments in the geospatial field, the
original BoK has become outdated. Geographic Information:
Need to Know (GI-N2K) is a European project that intends to
bring the original GI S&T BoK up to date. This paper explains
the GI-N2K project objectives, the work already done, as well
as next steps in reaching a renewed GI S&T BoK
Science & Technology (GI S&T) Body of Knowledge (BoK) in
2006 was a milestone achievement in the geospatial domain. It
collects, describes and structures important concepts in the
scientific field, and exposes them for theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Today, after almost 10 years of scientific
and technological developments in the geospatial field, the
original BoK has become outdated. Geographic Information:
Need to Know (GI-N2K) is a European project that intends to
bring the original GI S&T BoK up to date. This paper explains
the GI-N2K project objectives, the work already done, as well
as next steps in reaching a renewed GI S&T BoK
Vardakosta, Ifigenia; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Kapidakis, Sarantos
Geoskills Among Academic Librarians in Greece, Cyprus and Spain Journal Article
In: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 485-494, 2016, ISSN: 0099-1333, (IF: SSCI edition 1.287 - 41/85 (Q2) Information Science & Library Science).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Academic libraries, Geodata management skills, Geographic Information, GIS librarian
@article{Vardakosta2016,
title = {Geoskills Among Academic Librarians in Greece, Cyprus and Spain},
author = { Ifigenia Vardakosta and Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Carlos Granell-Canut and Sarantos Kapidakis},
url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0099133316300556},
doi = {10.1016/j.acalib.2016.04.020},
issn = {0099-1333},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-04-20},
journal = {The Journal of Academic Librarianship},
volume = {42},
number = {5},
pages = {485-494},
abstract = {Existing literature on Geographic Information (GI) and libraries points out that American and Canadian librarians have long been aware of the intimate relationship between geospatial data and libraries. In Europe, though, there is almost no literature to this regard, and academic libraries that offer GI services are the exception. Despite the fact that European and National institutions are putting lots of efforts forward for making open data freely available to society, and for supporting full programs to generate business out of it, this paper examineswhy libraries and librarians are not perceived as key players in the (geo) data-driven economy. Starting with a survey addressed to academic librarians (in three European countries: Greece, Cyprus and Spain) about their GI knowledge and skills, the paper attempts to shed some light on the librarians' perception about their role in GImanagement, and to identify towhat extent they are ready for providing GI services to their communities. The ultimate goal of this paper is to serve as a triggering factor to wake up European academic libraries, Librarianship programmers and librarians themselves, to encourage them to look for opportunities in geospatial data management.},
note = {IF: SSCI edition 1.287 - 41/85 (Q2) Information Science & Library Science},
keywords = {Academic libraries, Geodata management skills, Geographic Information, GIS librarian},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Existing literature on Geographic Information (GI) and libraries points out that American and Canadian librarians have long been aware of the intimate relationship between geospatial data and libraries. In Europe, though, there is almost no literature to this regard, and academic libraries that offer GI services are the exception. Despite the fact that European and National institutions are putting lots of efforts forward for making open data freely available to society, and for supporting full programs to generate business out of it, this paper examineswhy libraries and librarians are not perceived as key players in the (geo) data-driven economy. Starting with a survey addressed to academic librarians (in three European countries: Greece, Cyprus and Spain) about their GI knowledge and skills, the paper attempts to shed some light on the librarians' perception about their role in GImanagement, and to identify towhat extent they are ready for providing GI services to their communities. The ultimate goal of this paper is to serve as a triggering factor to wake up European academic libraries, Librarianship programmers and librarians themselves, to encourage them to look for opportunities in geospatial data management.
2014
García-Martí, Irene; Torres-Sospedra, Joaquín; Rodríguez-Pupo, Luis Enrique
A comparative study on VGI and professional noise data Proceedings Article
In: Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín; Schade, Sven; Granell-Canut, Carlos (Ed.): Connecting a Digital Europe through Location and Place. Proceedings of the AGILE'2014 International Conference on Geographic Information Science., AGILE Digital Editions, 2014, ISBN: 978-90-816960-4-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Citizen Science, crowdsourcing, environmental monitoring, Geographic Information, noise pollution, Smart Cities, VGI
@inproceedings{GarciaMarti2014,
title = {A comparative study on VGI and professional noise data},
author = { Irene García-Martí and Joaquín Torres-Sospedra and Luis Enrique Rodríguez-Pupo},
editor = {Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro and Sven Schade and Carlos Granell-Canut},
url = {http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/98489},
isbn = {978-90-816960-4-3},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
booktitle = {Connecting a Digital Europe through Location and Place. Proceedings of the AGILE'2014 International Conference on Geographic Information Science.},
publisher = {AGILE Digital Editions},
abstract = {The ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and its growing presence in urban areas, turn them up into low cost environmental monitoring platforms. In this field, several authors made different efforts to provide alternatives to Sensor Networks, to assess noise pollution in cities using crowdsourcing techniques. In this sense, citizens might potentially produce large spatio-temporal datasets using their mobile devices to measure noise levels. There are few attempts of assessing the quality of the mobile noise samples on a real scenario and compare them to commercial data to evaluate if they are reliable enough. This contribution reviews the existing applications to collect or assess the quality of noise samples when they are used as sound level meters. Moreover, it presents the results of our experiment: the volunteer noise dataset generated in a ‘mapping party' on our campus is compared to professional data. Results show that VGI data might be sufficient for multiple daily situations.},
keywords = {Citizen Science, crowdsourcing, environmental monitoring, Geographic Information, noise pollution, Smart Cities, VGI},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
The ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and its growing presence in urban areas, turn them up into low cost environmental monitoring platforms. In this field, several authors made different efforts to provide alternatives to Sensor Networks, to assess noise pollution in cities using crowdsourcing techniques. In this sense, citizens might potentially produce large spatio-temporal datasets using their mobile devices to measure noise levels. There are few attempts of assessing the quality of the mobile noise samples on a real scenario and compare them to commercial data to evaluate if they are reliable enough. This contribution reviews the existing applications to collect or assess the quality of noise samples when they are used as sound level meters. Moreover, it presents the results of our experiment: the volunteer noise dataset generated in a ‘mapping party' on our campus is compared to professional data. Results show that VGI data might be sufficient for multiple daily situations.