ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Apr 2021)
Analysis of OpenStreetMap Data Quality at Different Stages of a Participatory Mapping Process: Evidence from Slums in Africa and Asia
- Godwin Yeboah,
- João Porto de Albuquerque,
- Rafael Troilo,
- Grant Tregonning,
- Shanaka Perera,
- Syed A. K. Shifat Ahmed,
- Motunrayo Ajisola,
- Ornob Alam,
- Navneet Aujla,
- Syed Iqbal Azam,
- Kehkashan Azeem,
- Pauline Bakibinga,
- Yen-Fu Chen,
- Nazratun Nayeem Choudhury,
- Peter J. Diggle,
- Olufunke Fayehun,
- Paramjit Gill,
- Frances Griffiths,
- Bronwyn Harris,
- Romaina Iqbal,
- Caroline Kabaria,
- Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba,
- Afreen Zaman Khan,
- Peter Kibe,
- Lyagamula Kisia,
- Catherine Kyobutungi,
- Richard J. Lilford,
- Jason J. Madan,
- Nelson Mbaya,
- Blessing Mberu,
- Shukri F. Mohamed,
- Helen Muir,
- Ahsana Nazish,
- Anne Njeri,
- Oladoyin Odubanjo,
- Akinyinka Omigbodun,
- Mary E. Osuh,
- Eme Owoaje,
- Oyinlola Oyebode,
- Vangelis Pitidis,
- Omar Rahman,
- Narjis Rizvi,
- Jo Sartori,
- Simon Smith,
- Olalekan John Taiwo,
- Philipp Ulbrich,
- Olalekan A. Uthman,
- Samuel I. Watson,
- Ria Wilson,
- Rita Yusuf
Affiliations
- Godwin Yeboah
- Institute for Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- João Porto de Albuquerque
- Institute for Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Rafael Troilo
- Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Grant Tregonning
- Institute for Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Shanaka Perera
- Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7EZ, UK
- Syed A. K. Shifat Ahmed
- Centre for Health, Population and Development, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
- Motunrayo Ajisola
- National Institute for Health Research Project, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 200284, Nigeria
- Ornob Alam
- Centre for Health, Population and Development, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
- Navneet Aujla
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Syed Iqbal Azam
- Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
- Kehkashan Azeem
- Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
- Pauline Bakibinga
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Yen-Fu Chen
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Nazratun Nayeem Choudhury
- Centre for Health, Population and Development, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
- Peter J. Diggle
- Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Olufunke Fayehun
- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 200284, Nigeria
- Paramjit Gill
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Frances Griffiths
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Bronwyn Harris
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Romaina Iqbal
- Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
- Caroline Kabaria
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Afreen Zaman Khan
- Centre for Health, Population and Development, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
- Peter Kibe
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Lyagamula Kisia
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Catherine Kyobutungi
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Richard J. Lilford
- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Jason J. Madan
- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Nelson Mbaya
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Blessing Mberu
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Shukri F. Mohamed
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Helen Muir
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Ahsana Nazish
- Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
- Anne Njeri
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
- Oladoyin Odubanjo
- Nigerian Academy of Science, Lagos 100213, Nigeria
- Akinyinka Omigbodun
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 200284, Nigeria
- Mary E. Osuh
- Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 200284, Nigeria
- Eme Owoaje
- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 200284, Nigeria
- Oyinlola Oyebode
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Vangelis Pitidis
- Institute for Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Omar Rahman
- Department of General Education, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh
- Narjis Rizvi
- Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
- Jo Sartori
- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Simon Smith
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Olalekan John Taiwo
- Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 200284, Nigeria
- Philipp Ulbrich
- Institute for Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Olalekan A. Uthman
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Samuel I. Watson
- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Ria Wilson
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Rita Yusuf
- Centre for Health, Population and Development, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10040265
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 4
p. 265
Abstract
This paper examines OpenStreetMap data quality at different stages of a participatory mapping process in seven slums in Africa and Asia. Data were drawn from an OpenStreetMap-based participatory mapping process developed as part of a research project focusing on understanding inequalities in healthcare access of slum residents in the Global South. Descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis were employed to examine the following research question: What is the spatial data quality of collaborative remote mapping achieved by volunteer mappers in morphologically complex urban areas? Findings show that the completeness achieved by remote mapping largely depends on the morphology and characteristics of slums such as building density and rooftop architecture, varying from 84% in the best case, to zero in the most difficult site. The major scientific contribution of this study is to provide evidence on the spatial data quality of remotely mapped data through volunteer mapping efforts in morphologically complex urban areas such as slums; the results could provide insights into how much fieldwork would be needed in what level of complexity and to what extent the involvement of local volunteers in these efforts is required.
Keywords
- OpenStreetMap
- data quality
- participatory mapping stages
- slum
- remote mapping and fieldwork
- completeness
