Does VGI have a future?

VGI: DOES IT HAVE A FUTURE?

Matthew Zook, University of KentuckyAAG 2012

Panel Session organized bySarah Elwood, Michael Goodchild and Dan

Sui

Yes.

Thank you for your attention.

E: zook@uky.eduT: @mattzook

Issues

Sources General: Twitter, Foursquare, Google, Flickr,

Wikipedia Specific: BlueServo, PriceOfWeed.com

Data What is being measured? Textual? Visual? How

to clean/normalize data? Acknowledging Outliers

We are not really looking at society but subgroups

Volunteered vs. captured vs. “captuteered”

Roles of VGI

VGI as a data source VGI as a social tool VGI as representation VGI as surveillance,

sousveillance and “everyone looking at everyone”

PriceOfWeed.com

Roles of VGI

VGI as a data source VGI as a social tool VGI as representation VGI as surveillance,

sousveillance and “auprèsveillance”

Scipinious.comMashup program, using Google Maps API which

allowed people to make storm reports post Katrina

OSM and Haiti

Sean Groman, Fortius One

http://irevolution.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/maptivism-london/ http://bengoldacre.posterous.com/student-protestors-using-live-tech-to-outwit

Student Riots/Protests in London

http://dev.geosprocket.com/ironsheep/

Roles of VGI

VGI as a data source VGI as a social tool VGI as representation VGI as surveillance,

sousveillance and “auprèsveillance”

Capetown and Khayelitsha

THE BRONZE SOLDIER OF

TALLINN, ESTONIA

In April 2007 this Soviet era statue was relocated away from a

downtown plaza. Days of riots ensued

and followed by weeks of online

attacks on Estonian websites (the first

“cyberwar”).

Google Maps Search

3/14/2011

Still brings up the OLD not NEW location

Photos Labeled in English

Under police protection June 27, 2006 Tõnismägi park, the former place of the Bronze Soldier. Now a peaceful place, whlie [sic] the Bronze Soldier rests at the tranquil War Memorial

burial grounds

3/11/2011

Photos Labeled in Russian

Неизвестному солдату(To the unknown soldier)

"Здесь был" (It was here)

3/11/2011

Photos Labeled in Estonian

Tõnismägi (Anthony's Hill) Tõnismägi (Anthony's Hill)

3/11/2011

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Roles of VGI

VGI as a data source VGI as a social tool VGI as representation VGI as surveillance,

sousveillance and “everyone looking at everyone”

Thanks.

E: zook@uky.eduT: @mattzook