VGI and public health: Possibilities and pitfalls

Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Theory and Practice

Volumn 9789400745872, Issue , 2013, Pages 329-340

  Goranson, Christopher ^a   Thihalolipavan, Sayone ^b   Di Tada, Nicolás ^c  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION;

CHALLENGE PROBLEMS; DATA COLLECTION TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ETHICAL PROBLEMS; HEALTH RESEARCH; LOCATION BASED; LOCATION-AWARE; REAL-TIME LOCATION; SMART PHONES; VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION;

PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84932633667     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4587-2_18     Document Type: Chapter

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