This paper develops a framework for assessing how Volunteered Geographical Information
(VGI)[1] systems, modalities and practices perform, as measured against principles of good …

Designing an urban platform intended to be a shared virtual space for coordination,
cooperation, and collaboration among public administrations, local institutions, civic …

Geospatial technologies implemented through the World Wide Web (Geoweb) have
improved steadily over the last decade. This Geoweb has the potential to allow citizens to …

The paper seeks to identify prerequisites for introducing an established PPGIS tool in the
field of self-organizing urban development. On the basis of a SoftGIS study in Pacific Beach …

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) has been heralded as a promising new data
source for urban planning and policymaking. However, there are also concerns surrounding …

Innovative geovisualization interfaces have created the opportunity for almost anyone with a
reliable internet connection to generate and publicize their own maps and geographic …

In Finland, planning competitions are used as a way to determine alternatives in the early
phase of urban planning. However, the traditional jury-based evaluation process is …

This paper discusses the opportunities offered by the analysis of social media data for
knowledge building and decision-making support in Geodesign. After a comparative review …

This study tries to analyze and discuss the design process of a smart city application
ontology for measuring multidimensional poverty at an urban scale. Starting from the links …

High density residential development in metropolitan Melbourne, where contradictory
imperatives of neighbourhood character and urban intensification play important roles …