AZPLS 2013 - Sharing Authoritative Data in a Crowdsourcing World

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1. Sharing Authoritative Data in a Crowsourcing World James Fee, Spatially Adjusted LLC
2. James Fee • 20 year GIS veteran • Started own consulting company in 2013 • Blog at http://spatiallyadjusted.com • Doesn’t own a dedicated GPS unit
3. It’s Like Wikipedia for Maps
4. Simply Put
5. Why OSM?
6. Rapid Updates!
8. Free
10. Free as in Freedom
12. Truly Global
14. More Than Streets
16. Community
18. Who is Using OSM?
19. Business
21. “the World Bank only supports citizenmapping efforts that give users free access to the map data they create.”
24. Government
26. Awesome-sauce
30. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
35. So What?
37. Paradigm Shift
41. What is
    Authoritative Data?
42. What is
    Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data
43. What is
    Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data
44. What is
    Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data • Data backed by reseller
45. What is
    Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data • Data backed by reseller • Data I collect
46. What is
    Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data • Data backed by reseller • Data I collect • Data reviewed for accuracy
47. What is
    Authoritative Data? • Surveyed data • GPS data • Data backed by reseller • Data I collect • Data reviewed for accuracy • Data from sources I trust
48. Authoritative data is data we trust.
49. Think of it this way...
50. Think of it this way...
52. • Additions are documented
53. • Additions are documented • Reviewed by peers
54. • Additions are documented • Reviewed by peers • Edits happen quickly
55. • Additions are documented • Reviewed by peers • Edits happen quickly • Transparent process
57. • Additions are documented - rarely
58. • Additions are documented - rarely • Reviewed by peers - after the fact
59. • Additions are documented - rarely • Reviewed by peers - after the fact • Edits happen quickly - edits take months
60. • Additions are documented - rarely • Reviewed by peers - after the fact • Edits happen quickly - edits take months • Transparent process - proprietary
61. Are those datasets authoritative because of marketing?
62. “You are an expert in what you know”
67. Surveyors
70. Can Surveyors be an Integral Part of OSM?
71. Asked this Question in 2009...
73. But We Need You • Domain knowledge • Access to equipment • Understanding of requirements • Can instruct proper methods of data collection
74. So how do we get you involved? http://www.meetup.com/PHXGeo/
75. 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
76. Contact James Fee - Founder of Spatially Adjusted email: james.fee@gmail.com voice: 480-225-2287 web: spatiallyadjusted.com
 spatiallyadjusted.net twitter: @cageyjames
77. 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