An integrated webGIS framework for volunteered geographic information and social media in soil and water conservation

Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 816-832

  Werts, Joshua D ^a   Mikhailova, Elena A ^a   Post, Christopher J ^a   Sharp, Julia L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Internet; Land use; Public participation GIS (PPGIS); Silverlight; Volunteered geographic information (VGI)

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); CONSTRUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; LAND USE; MAPPING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM;

CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; GOOGLE ANALYTICS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SILVERLIGHT; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; USER EXPERIENCE; VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GIS; INTERNET; MAPPING METHOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SOIL CONSERVATION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONE; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; WEB BROWSER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; SOIL;

WATER;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOFTWARE; SOIL; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER;

EID: 84864573926     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9818-5     Document Type: Article

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