An Experimental Framework for Integrating Citizen and Community Science into Land Cover, Land Use, and Land Change Detection Processes in a National Mapping Agency

Ana-Maria Olteanu-Raimond, Laurence Jolivet, Marie-Dominque Van Damme, Timothée Royer, Ludovic Fraval, Linda See, Tobias Sturn, Mathias Karner, Inian Moorthy and Steffen Fritz
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Ana-Maria Olteanu-Raimond: University Paris-Est, LASTIG COGIT, IGN, ENSG, F-94160 Saint-Mandé, France
Laurence Jolivet: University Paris-Est, LASTIG COGIT, IGN, ENSG, F-94160 Saint-Mandé, France
Marie-Dominque Van Damme: University Paris-Est, LASTIG COGIT, IGN, ENSG, F-94160 Saint-Mandé, France
Timothée Royer: University Paris-Est, LASTIG COGIT, IGN, ENSG, F-94160 Saint-Mandé, France
Ludovic Fraval: University Paris-Est, LASTIG COGIT, IGN, ENSG, F-94160 Saint-Mandé, France
Linda See: Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Tobias Sturn: Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Mathias Karner: Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Inian Moorthy: Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Steffen Fritz: Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria

Land, 2018, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Accurate and up-to-date information on land use and land cover (LULC) is needed to develop policies on reducing soil sealing through increased urbanization as well as to meet climate targets. More detailed information about building function is also required but is currently lacking. To improve these datasets, the national mapping agency of France, Institut de l’Information Géographique et Foréstière (IGN France), has developed a strategy for updating their LULC database on a update cycle every three years and building information on a continuous cycle using web, mobile, and wiki applications. Developed as part of the LandSense project and eventually tapping into the LandSense federated authentication system, this paper outlines the data collection campaigns, the key concepts that have driven the system architecture, and a description of the technologies developed for this solution. The campaigns have only just begun, so there are only preliminary results to date. Thus far, feedback on the web and mobile applications has been positive, but still requires a further demonstration of feasibility.

Keywords: land cover; land use; citizen science; community science; collaborative mapping; change detection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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