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- Title
The Sketch Map Tool Facilitates the Assessment of OpenStreetMap Data for Participatory Mapping.
- Authors
Klonner, Carolin; Hartmann, Maximilian; Dischl, Rebecca; Djami, Lily; Anderson, Liana; Raifer, Martin; Lima-Silva, Fernanda; Castro Degrossi, Lívia; Zipf, Alexander; Porto de Albuquerque, João; Grinberger, A. Yair; Minghini, Marco; Mooney, Peter; Juhász, Levente; Yeboah, Godwin; Kainz, Wolfgang
- Abstract
A worldwide increase in the number of people and areas affected by disasters has led to more and more approaches that focus on the integration of local knowledge into disaster risk reduction processes. The research at hand shows a method for formalizing this local knowledge via sketch maps in the context of flooding. The Sketch Map Tool enables not only the visualization of this local knowledge and analyses of OpenStreetMap data quality but also the communication of the results of these analyses in an understandable way. Since the tool will be open-source and several analyses are made automatically, the tool also offers a method for local governments in areas where historic data or financial means for flood mitigation are limited. Example analyses for two cities in Brazil show the functionalities of the tool and allow the evaluation of its applicability. Results depict that the fitness-for-purpose analysis of the OpenStreetMap data reveals promising results to identify whether the sketch map approach can be used in a certain area or if citizens might have problems with marking their flood experiences. In this way, an intrinsic quality analysis is incorporated into a participatory mapping approach. Additionally, different paper formats offered for printing enable not only individual mapping but also group mapping. Future work will focus on advancing the automation of all steps of the tool to allow members of local governments without specific technical knowledge to apply the Sketch Map Tool for their own study areas.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DATA mapping; TECHNOLOGY assessment; EMERGENCY management; LOCAL knowledge
- Publication
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 3, p130
- ISSN
2220-9964
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijgi10030130