Opportunities for an Effective Use of Social Media Geographic Information (Smgi) Within Geodesign Approach

Abstract

This contribution focuses on two types of georeferenced User-Generated Content (geo-UGC): Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and Social Media Geographic Information (SMGI): both can be proftably used in spatial planning practices, thanks to the high potential of the information they enclose. Several case studies, developed by the authors, are presented to illustrate how geo-UGC can be used in different stages of spatial planning processes, supporting a more multifaceted understanding of places, contributing to more participatory processes, and fostering the collaboration between decision-makers in spatial planning practices. The Geodesign approach has been used as a base framework to underpin the discussion. In addition, the case studies show how geo-UGC can be advantageous in knowledge building on the current regional and urban dynamics, in identifying possible alternatives and in fnding agreement on preferred future developments.

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“…In the digital environment, defined as a space with no anchors (Menduni 2014), the spatial dimension may have a significant role, mostly in relation to the Internet or digital studies. Social Media Geographic Information (Campagna et al 2016), even if limited, can be highly useful to overcome some limitations of social media analysis and user generated content. With the objective to report the potential and limits of this approach, in this article a case study will be presented on the individual perception related to COVID-19 in Italy.…”

“…This new space conception has emerged thanks to two new kinds of data: Volunteered Geographic Information (Goodchild 2007) and Geographic Information deriving from Social Media (Campagna et al 2016). This kind of data shows higher spatial and temporal resolutions than the conventional data sources (i.e., census data and surveys; Batty 2013).…”

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“…Revista Brasileira de Cartografi a, Rio de Janeiro, N o 69/3, p. 585-597, Mar/2017 Dentro desse contexto, termos como User Created Content (UCC) (VICKERY & WUNSCH-VINCENT, 2007), User Generated Content (UGC) (KRUMM et al, 2008), Prosumer ( VAN DIJCK, 2009), Participatory Public GIS (PPGIS) (BROVELLI et al, 2013), Participatory Sensing (BURKE et al, 2006, Crowdsourcing, Volunteer Geographic Information (VGI) e, mais recentemente, Social Media Geographic Information (SMGI) (MASSA & CAMPAGNA., 2014;CAMPAGNA et al, 2016 ), relacionam-se a produção e consumo de algum tipo de conteúdo de informação geográfi ca, de maneira explícita ou implícita, e que de certa forma estão abrigados na Web 2.0. Ressalta-se que o fenômeno do conteúdo gerado pelo usuário é parte de uma mudança cultural que muito recentemente levou à adoção de princípios abertos e uma abordagem mais colaborativa e de compartilhamento de recursos de informação (CAPINERI, 2016).…”

“…Essa por sua vez aumenta as dimensões analíticas apoiando o estudo da popularidade, preferências e opiniões dos usuários. Essas dimensões, que podem ser estruturadas na forma vetorial, ao serem integradas a um ambiente de sistema de informações geográficas, ou mesmo a uma infraestrutura de dados, introduzem novas possibilidades de análises que podem proporcionar conhecimento útil e apoiar as práticas de planejamento do território (CAMPAGNA et al, 2016).…”