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James Fee
April 26, 2013
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AZPLS 2013 - Sharing Authoritative Data in a Crowdsourcing World
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Transcript
Sharing Authoritative Data in a Crowsourcing World James Fee, Spatially
Adjusted LLC
James Fee • 20 year GIS veteran • Started own
consulting company in 2013 • Blog at http://spatiallyadjusted.com • Doesn’t own a dedicated GPS unit
It’s Like Wikipedia for Maps
Simply Put
Why OSM?
Rapid Updates!
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Free
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Free as in Freedom
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Truly Global
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More Than Streets
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Community
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Who is Using OSM?
Business
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“the World Bank only supports citizenmapping efforts that give users
free access to the map data they create.”
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Government
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Awesome-sauce
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
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So What?
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Paradigm Shift
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What is Authoritative Data?
What is Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data
What is Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data
What is Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data
• Data backed by reseller
What is Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data
• Data backed by reseller • Data I collect
What is Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data
• Data backed by reseller • Data I collect • Data reviewed for accuracy
What is Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data
• Data backed by reseller • Data I collect • Data reviewed for accuracy • Data from sources I trust
Authoritative data is data we trust.
Think of it this way...
Think of it this way...
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• Additions are documented
• Additions are documented • Reviewed by peers
• Additions are documented • Reviewed by peers • Edits
happen quickly
• Additions are documented • Reviewed by peers • Edits
happen quickly • Transparent process
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• Additions are documented - rarely
• Additions are documented - rarely • Reviewed by peers
- after the fact
• Additions are documented - rarely • Reviewed by peers
- after the fact • Edits happen quickly - edits take months
• Additions are documented - rarely • Reviewed by peers
- after the fact • Edits happen quickly - edits take months • Transparent process - proprietary
Are those datasets authoritative because of marketing?
“You are an expert in what you know”
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Surveyors
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Can Surveyors be an Integral Part of OSM?
Asked this Question in 2009...
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But We Need You • Domain knowledge • Access to
equipment • Understanding of requirements • Can instruct proper methods of data collection
So how do we get you involved? http://www.meetup.com/PHXGeo/
Next Steps • State of the Map - US (June
8-9 in SFO) http://stateofthemap.us • OSM-Plus (June 10th in SFO) http://osmplus.co • WhereCampPHX - (Fall 2013) http://wherecampphx.org
Contact James Fee - Founder of Spatially Adjusted email:
[email protected]
voice: 480-225-2287 web: spatiallyadjusted.com spatiallyadjusted.net twitter: @cageyjames
Printing, gunpowder and the compass: Internet, mobile phones and GPS:
These three have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world Francis Bacon