More than 10 years have passed since the coining of the term volunteered geographic
information (VGI) in 2007. This article presents the results of a review of the literature …

The increasing occurrence of disasters worldwide has motivated researchers to
continuously evaluate potential technological advances to support disaster management …

As climate change continues, wildfire outbreaks are becoming more frequent and more
difficult to control. In mid-July 2017, a forest fire spread from the forests to the city of Split in …

Black carbon (BC) has emerged as a major contributor to global climate change. Cities play
an important role in global BC emission. The present study investigated the spatial pattern of …

Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is a widely used data source in various fields and
services, such as environmental monitoring, disaster and crisis management, SDI, and …

With the recent rise of open government and open data initiatives, governments are
increasingly adopting new approaches of citizen participation to support a more democratic …

The potential of citizens as a source of geographical information has been recognized for
many years. Such activity has grown recently due to the proliferation of inexpensive location …

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) provides geometric and descriptive sources of
geospatial data. VGI exchange, reuse, and integration are serious challenges due to the …

Methane, CH 4, is a powerful greenhouse gas released to the atmosphere by both
anthropogenic and natural sources. Urban areas play an important role in greenhouse gas …

Despite the considerable growth in Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) activities in
citizen sensing and the evident opportunities for VGI use in map revision and updating, few …