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mapIT: Barrier-free Micro-mapping of Small Geographic Objects

mapIT enables mapping of small geographic features on ground level with high geometric accuracy with common smartphone technology. It offers an intuitive workflow that allows to capture a geo-object with just a few simple interactions with the mobile device. mapIT is suitable for being used by people with minor technical skills and without experience in geo-data retrieval and annotation. mapIT follows the WYSIWYM approach - "what you see is what you map".

Application Scenarios

mapIT can be used to crowdsource geo-data in various contexts. Some examples are:

  • collecting statistical information about agricultural development
  • monitoring progress and impact of development projects
  • collecting on-site information in disaster cases (flooded areas, plant diseases, etc.)
  • documenting archaeological sites, polluted areas, etc.
  • ...

Related Publications
Schmid, F., and D. Langerenken, "Augmented Reality and GIS: On the Possibilities and Limits of Sensor-based AR", The 17th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, Castellón, Spain, 2014.

Schmid, F., L. Frommberger, C. Cai, and F. Dylla, "Lowering the Barrier: How the What-You-See-Is-What-You-Map Paradigm Enables People to Contribute Volunteered Geographic Information", ACM Symposium on Computing for Development (DEV-4), Capetown, South Africa, 2013.

Frommberger, L., F. Schmid, and C. Cai, "Micro-mapping with Smartphones for Monitoring Agricultural Development", ACM Symposium on Computing for Development (DEV 2013), Bangalore, India, 01/2013.

Schmid, F., L. Frommberger, C. Cai, and C. Freksa, "What You See Is What You Map: Geometry-preserving Micro-mapping for Smaller Geographic Objects with mapIT", Geographic Information Science at the Heart of Europe: Springer, pp. 3-19, 2013.

Schmid, F., C. Cai, and L. Frommberger, "A New Micro-Mapping Method for Rapid VGI-ing of Small Geographic Features", Geographic Information Science: 7th International Conference (GIScience 2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA, 09/2012.

Schmid, F., O. Kutz, L. Frommberger, T. Mossakowski, T. Kauppinen, and C. Cai, "Intuitive and Natural Interfaces for Geospatial Data Classification", Workshop on Place-related Knowledge Acquisition Research (P-KAR), Kloster Seeon, Germany, 08/2012.

Frommberger, L., F. Schmid, C. Cai, C. Freksa, and P. Haddawy, "Barrier-Free Mapping for Development and Poverty Reduction", Role of Volunteered Geographic Information in Advancing Science: Quality and Credibility, 05/2012.

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