MVP OSM: a tool that allows to individuate the areas of high activity based on level of detail

Maurizio Napolitano, FBK

Details about the talk:
By observing the world map which is drawn on OpenStreetMap, it is
relatively easy to realize which areas are higher in community
activities and which are more marginal.
The high level of details certainly can be considered as a good
indicator of quality of
OSM data in a zone
OpenStreetMap's success in the world has meant that the contributions
the map are now so many that, at present,
even without a GPS, anyone can make a contribution
(or through tracing activities, or by importing data, or by adding
destination information retrieved from other data sources ...).
The map becomes increasingly rich, but often the concept of
quality of data is questioned.
MVP OSM wants to highlight areas wherethe osmers dedicate attention to detail, which is strongly required the use of a GPS
or at least a deep knowledge of the area and
consequent desire to see it best represented.
The input is a file. osm, which is converted by python in
a file spatialite (the gis extension for sqlite) and then processed for
create clusters, which are then derive the activity of a single or multiple users on the area by create vector gis and heatmaps
The tool is a first step to begin the creation of some
metrics that highlight the quality of data on the basis of
activities of a community.
The high level of details certainly can be considered as a good
indicator of quality of OSM data in a given zone.

Details about the speaker:
Maurizio Napolitano works as tecnologist in computer science for the FBK - Fondazione Bruno Kessler (the research institute of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy,)
Over the years he has been working on GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and E-Voting with special attention to Open Source.
In 2008, together with Paolo Massa, he founded the group SoNet - SocialNetwork, expanding his interests toward research in social networking, open data and crowdsourcing

Theme: research