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Quality Evaluation of VGI Using Authoritative Data--A Comparison with Land Use Data in Southern Germany.
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information . 2015, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p1657-1671. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) such as data derived from the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project is a popular data source for freely available geographic data. Normally, untrained contributors gather these data. This fact is frequently a cause of concern regarding the quality and usability of such data. In this study, the quality of OSM land use and land cover (LULC) data is investigated for an area in southern Germany. Two spatial data quality elements, thematic accuracy and completeness are addressed by comparing the OSM data with an authoritative German reference dataset. The results show that the kappa value indicates a substantial agreement between the OSM and the authoritative dataset. Nonetheless, for our study region, there are clear variations between the LULC classes. Forest covers a large area and shows both a high OSM completeness (97.6%) and correctness (95.1%). In contrast, farmland also covers a large area, but for this class OSM shows a low completeness value (45.9%) due to unmapped areas. Additionally, the results indicate that a high population density, as present in urbanized areas, seems to denote a higher strength of agreement between OSM and the DLM (Digital Landscape Model). However, a low population density does not necessarily imply a low strength of agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *GEOSPATIAL data
*LAND use
*DATA quality
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22209964
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110038882
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi4031657