TY - CHAP
T1 - Developing an interactive mobile volunteered geographic information platform to integrate environmental big data and citizen science in urban management
AU - Tang, Zhenghong
AU - Zhou, Yanfu
AU - Yu, Hongfeng
AU - Gu, Yue
AU - Liu, Tiantian
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This paper has been funded wholly or partially by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an assistance agreement (CD-977422010; UW-97735101). The contents do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the EPA, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Funding Information:
This paper has been funded wholly or partially by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under an assistance agreement (CD-977422010; UW-97735101). The contents do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the EPA, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
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© 2017, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - A significant technical gap exists between the large amount of complex scientific environmental big data and the limited accessibility to these datasets. Mobile platforms are increasingly becoming important channels through which citizens can receive and report information. Mobile devices can be used to report Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), which can be useful data in environmental management. This paper evaluates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the selected real cases: “Field Photo,” “CoCoRaHS,” “OakMapper,” “What’s Invasive!”, “Leafsnap,” “U.S. Green Infrastructure Reporter”, and “Nebraska Wetlands”. Based on these case studies, the results indicate that active, loyal and committed users are key to ensuring the success of citizen science projects. Online and off-line activities should be integrated to promote the effectiveness of public engagement in environmental management. It is an urgent need to transfer complex environmental big data to citizens’ daily mobile devices which will then allow them to participate in urban environmental management. A technology framework is provided to improve existing mobile-based environmental engagement initiatives.
AB - A significant technical gap exists between the large amount of complex scientific environmental big data and the limited accessibility to these datasets. Mobile platforms are increasingly becoming important channels through which citizens can receive and report information. Mobile devices can be used to report Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), which can be useful data in environmental management. This paper evaluates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the selected real cases: “Field Photo,” “CoCoRaHS,” “OakMapper,” “What’s Invasive!”, “Leafsnap,” “U.S. Green Infrastructure Reporter”, and “Nebraska Wetlands”. Based on these case studies, the results indicate that active, loyal and committed users are key to ensuring the success of citizen science projects. Online and off-line activities should be integrated to promote the effectiveness of public engagement in environmental management. It is an urgent need to transfer complex environmental big data to citizens’ daily mobile devices which will then allow them to participate in urban environmental management. A technology framework is provided to improve existing mobile-based environmental engagement initiatives.
KW - Citizen science
KW - Environmental big data
KW - Mobile
KW - Urban environmental management
KW - Volunteered geographic information
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-40902-3_4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-40902-3_4
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85047080782
T3 - Springer Geography
SP - 65
EP - 81
BT - Springer Geography
PB - Springer
ER -