Filling OpenStreetMap data gaps in rural Nepal: a digital youth internship and leadership Programme
Abstract Crowdsourced, open geospatial data such as the data compiled through OpenStreetMap have proven useful in addressing humanitarian, disaster and development needs. However, the existing ways in which volunteers engage in OpenStreetMap have inherent limitations that lead to critical data gaps...
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doaj-9b08fc0aaca54a85a98d86831e9482782020-11-25T03:59:13ZengSpringerOpenOpen Geospatial Data, Software and Standards2363-75012019-10-014111010.1186/s40965-019-0071-1Filling OpenStreetMap data gaps in rural Nepal: a digital youth internship and leadership ProgrammeKshitiz Khanal0Nama Raj Budhathoki1Nancy Erbstein2Kathmandu Living LabsKathmandu Living LabsUniversity of CaliforniaAbstract Crowdsourced, open geospatial data such as the data compiled through OpenStreetMap have proven useful in addressing humanitarian, disaster and development needs. However, the existing ways in which volunteers engage in OpenStreetMap have inherent limitations that lead to critical data gaps in economically underdeveloped countries and regions. Various initiatives that target specific geospatial data gaps and engage volunteers for longer periods have emerged to overcome these limitations, yet there has been limited in-depth study of such targeted mapping initiatives. This article reports the findings from Digital Internship and Leadership (DIAL), a programme designed to fill data gaps in rural Nepal by engaging young people in mapping rural Nepal by integrating targeted mapping, a virtual internship strategy and youth leadership development. The findings suggest the potential benefits of targeted mapping initiatives embedded in youth leadership internship programmes to address those critical data gaps.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40965-019-0071-1Contributor engagementCrowdsourcingOpenStreetMapTargeted mapping initiativesYouth mapping |
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Filling OpenStreetMap data gaps in rural Nepal: a digital youth internship and leadership Programme |
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Filling OpenStreetMap data gaps in rural Nepal: a digital youth internship and leadership Programme |
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Filling OpenStreetMap data gaps in rural Nepal: a digital youth internship and leadership Programme |
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Filling OpenStreetMap data gaps in rural Nepal: a digital youth internship and leadership Programme |
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Open Geospatial Data, Software and Standards |
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Abstract Crowdsourced, open geospatial data such as the data compiled through OpenStreetMap have proven useful in addressing humanitarian, disaster and development needs. However, the existing ways in which volunteers engage in OpenStreetMap have inherent limitations that lead to critical data gaps in economically underdeveloped countries and regions. Various initiatives that target specific geospatial data gaps and engage volunteers for longer periods have emerged to overcome these limitations, yet there has been limited in-depth study of such targeted mapping initiatives. This article reports the findings from Digital Internship and Leadership (DIAL), a programme designed to fill data gaps in rural Nepal by engaging young people in mapping rural Nepal by integrating targeted mapping, a virtual internship strategy and youth leadership development. The findings suggest the potential benefits of targeted mapping initiatives embedded in youth leadership internship programmes to address those critical data gaps. |
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Contributor engagement Crowdsourcing OpenStreetMap Targeted mapping initiatives Youth mapping |
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