Challenges and Opportunities in University-Based Humanitarian Mapathons: Enhancing Citizen Science Contributions to Open Spatial Data

Challenges and Opportunities in University-Based Humanitarian Mapathons: Enhancing Citizen Science Contributions to Open Spatial Data

Citizen science has become a key paradigm for the creation and improvement of digital geographic data, especially in areas often neglected by commercial mapping initiatives (Vohland et al., 2021). University mapathons are an important tool for engaging students in humanitarian mapping and have the p...

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Main Authors:	J. Trojan, T. Srnečková
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copernicus Publications 2025-07-01
Series:	The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:	https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-4-W13-2025/245/2025/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W13-2025-245-2025.pdf
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