Recruitment, Training, and Social Dynamics in Geo-Crowdsourcing for Accessibility
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rice, Matthew T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Paez Wulff, Fabiana Isabel | |
| dc.creator | Paez Wulff, Fabiana Isabel | |
| dc.date | 2014-04-28 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-08T18:00:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-08T18:00:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-10-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Transitory obstacles in the built environment of George Mason University present a great inconvenience and hazard to visually- and mobility-impaired individuals. Accessing realtime information provides great benefits by allowing people with disabilities to assess the potential hazard of an obstacle and find alternative routes in a short period of time. As an emerging technique, geo-crowdsourcing allows for the utilization of community members to collect and share valuable geographic information associated with transitory events. A survey has being conducted to examine current applications of crowdsourcing. Furthermore, the training program of various successful applications of geocrowdsourcing has been reviewed. Finally, a training program has being designed and implemented for recruiting and motivating contributors to participate in an obstacle reporting system. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1920/9042 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) | |
| dc.subject | Crowdsourcing Geographic Information | |
| dc.subject | Transitory hazards | |
| dc.subject | Accessibility | |
| dc.subject | Navigation | |
| dc.title | Recruitment, Training, and Social Dynamics in Geo-Crowdsourcing for Accessibility | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Geographic and Cartographic Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | George Mason University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Master's | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences |