Dangers of commercialising public data

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Dangers of commercialising public data
Original language description
The commercialisation of local spatial knowledge is an emerging problem across communities all around the world. Users creating spatial and attributive data through the use of commercial tools such as Google Map Maker, are extending corporate databases,but aren't able to use the very same data when they need to. Open-source and participatory mapping projects such as OpenStreetMap are designed to support community empowerment and to ensure that high quality bias-free data are available to everyone regardless of their origin, social status and position within the power structure. In this article, I will point out the danger of commercialisation of public data, with an example of its possible misuse in the international environment and I will show the advantages of participatory datamining, using as an example the OpenStreetMap project in Kibera slum, Nairobi.
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical
PositionIT: the geoinformatics, surveying, GIS, GPS and location based services journal for southern Africa
ISSN
1818-2097
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Volume of the periodical
2012
Issue of the periodical within the volume
Nov/Dec
Country of publishing house
ZA - SOUTH AFRICA
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
40-46
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