Abstract
Collaborative approaches based upon volunteered input into shared Internet-based resources are beginning to offer a radical and new alterative to more traditional mapping. This paper explores the potential of one of the most developed of these ???open??? maps, in a case study of the OpenStreetMap project and of the practices deployed during a ???mapping party??? in Manchester.The successes and weaknesses of the Mapchester weekend are discussed and it is concluded that the democratising and social potential of the new medium is already being realised.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 18-32 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | North West Geography |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Open mapping
- Manchester
- OpenStreetMap
- Mapping parties
- User-generated cartography