Departmental Papers (ASC)
Title
The Geoweb and Everyday Life: An Analysis of Spatial Tactics and Volunteered Geographic Information
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
7-7-2014
Publication Source
First Monday
Volume
19
Issue
7
DOI
10.5210/fm.v19i7.5316
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss GeoWeb technologies, specifically those created via volunteered geographic information (VGI) as a means of analyzing the political contours of mapmaking. Our paper is structured around two case studies of VGI projects that allow for consideration for the political efficacy (and potential drawbacks) of these geospatial technologies. We use de Certeau’s constructs of strategies and tactics as a conceptual framing, which allows for a political reading of geographic data couched in the context of everyday life, as well as opening up inquiry into the politics of making, accessing and interpreting spatial data. We conclude by suggesting provocations for future research on the GeoWeb and VGI at the intersection of geography and information science.
Copyright/Permission Statement
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The GeoWeb and everyday life: An analysis of spatial tactics and volunteered geographic information by Jessa Lingel and Bradley Wade Bishop. First Monday, Volume 19, Number 7 - 7 July 2014 http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/5316/4095 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i7.5316
Keywords
Geoweb, Volunteered Geographic Information, Critical Information Studies
Recommended Citation
Lingel, J., & Bishop, B. W. (2014). The Geoweb and Everyday Life: An Analysis of Spatial Tactics and Volunteered Geographic Information. First Monday, 19 (7), https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i7.5316
Date Posted:09 July 2018
This document has been peer reviewed.