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Where 2.0 Australia's environment? Crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information, and citizens acting as sensors for environmental sustainability
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Clark, A, Where 2.0 Australia's environment? Crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information, and citizens acting as sensors for environmental sustainability, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 3, (3) pp. 1058-1076. ISSN 2220-9964 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information (VGI) and citizens acting
as sensors are currently being used in Australia via GeoWeb 2.0 applications for
environmental sustainability purposes. This paper situates the origins of these practices,
phenomena and concepts within the intersection of Web 2.0 and emerging online and
mobile spatial technologies, herein called the GeoWeb 2.0. The significance of these
origins is akin to a revolution in the way information is created, curated and distributed,
attributed with transformative social impacts. Applications for environmental sustainability
have the potential to be similarly transformative or disruptive. However, Web 2.0 is
not described or conceptualised consistently within the literature. Australian examples
implementing the GeoWeb 2.0 for environmental sustainability are diverse, but the
reasons for this are difficult to ascertain. There is little published by the creators of such
applications on their decisions, and Australian research is nascent, occurring across a
variety of disciplinary approaches. While a substantial research literature emanates from
North America and Europe, its transferability to Australia requires careful assessment. This
paper contributes to this assessment by providing a review of relevant literature in the
context of Australian examples for environmental sustainability.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Web 2.0, GeospatialWeb 2.0, GeoWeb 2.0, Geospatial Web 2.0, social media, crowdsourcing, citizens as sensors, volunteered geographic information, environmental sustainability, environmental information |
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Environmental Science and Management |
| Research Field: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Other Environment |
| Objective Field: | Environment not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Clark, A (Mr Alister Clark) |
| ID Code: | 95060 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Deposited On: | 2014-09-23 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-04-23 |
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