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Proceedings of the ICA, 2018
Land registration is important in land tenure security and often resolves land-related issues. Vo... more Land registration is important in land tenure security and often resolves land-related issues. Volunteered geographic information is a cheap and quick alternative to formal and traditional approaches to land registration. This research investigates the extent to which this tool is meaningful for land registration, with the Scottish crofting com- munity as a case study. CroftCappture was developed to record points along boundaries and save geotagged photo- graphs and descriptions. The project raised interesting questions over usability, functionality and accuracy, as well issues of privacy, crofting practices, digital competency, and highlighted the fractal nature of the digital divide.
Studies on landslide risks and fatalities indicate that landslides are a global threat to humans,... more Studies on landslide risks and fatalities indicate that landslides are a global threat to humans, infrastructure and the environment, certainly in Africa. Nonetheless our understanding of the spatial patterns of landslides and rockfalls on this continent is very limited. Also in global landslide susceptibility maps, Africa is mostly underrepresented in the inventories used to construct these maps. As a result, predicted landslide susceptibilities remain subject to very large uncertainties. This research aims to produce a first continent-wide landslide susceptibility map for Africa, calibrated with a well-distributed landslide dataset.
Many countries lack proper land registers, which is not surprising given the high cost and long t... more Many countries lack proper land registers, which is not surprising given the high cost and long timeframe to produce highly accurate cadastres. Employing volunteered geographic information as a cheaper and quicker alternative for this purpose is gaining recognition, with the latest tool being the smartphone. This paper investigates the socio-technical issues surrounding this approach, with the Scottish crofting community as a case study. Crofters tested CroftCappture, which records boundary points and saves geotagged photographs and descriptions. Results show there is added value in recording multimedia to help clarify boundary complexities and record stories about crofts which would otherwise be lost.
Earth-Science Reviews, 2018
Proceedings of the ICA, 2018
Land registration is important in land tenure security and often resolves land-related issues. Vo... more Land registration is important in land tenure security and often resolves land-related issues. Volunteered geographic information is a cheap and quick alternative to formal and traditional approaches to land registration. This research investigates the extent to which this tool is meaningful for land registration, with the Scottish crofting com- munity as a case study. CroftCappture was developed to record points along boundaries and save geotagged photo- graphs and descriptions. The project raised interesting questions over usability, functionality and accuracy, as well issues of privacy, crofting practices, digital competency, and highlighted the fractal nature of the digital divide.
Studies on landslide risks and fatalities indicate that landslides are a global threat to humans,... more Studies on landslide risks and fatalities indicate that landslides are a global threat to humans, infrastructure and the environment, certainly in Africa. Nonetheless our understanding of the spatial patterns of landslides and rockfalls on this continent is very limited. Also in global landslide susceptibility maps, Africa is mostly underrepresented in the inventories used to construct these maps. As a result, predicted landslide susceptibilities remain subject to very large uncertainties. This research aims to produce a first continent-wide landslide susceptibility map for Africa, calibrated with a well-distributed landslide dataset.
Many countries lack proper land registers, which is not surprising given the high cost and long t... more Many countries lack proper land registers, which is not surprising given the high cost and long timeframe to produce highly accurate cadastres. Employing volunteered geographic information as a cheaper and quicker alternative for this purpose is gaining recognition, with the latest tool being the smartphone. This paper investigates the socio-technical issues surrounding this approach, with the Scottish crofting community as a case study. Crofters tested CroftCappture, which records boundary points and saves geotagged photographs and descriptions. Results show there is added value in recording multimedia to help clarify boundary complexities and record stories about crofts which would otherwise be lost.
Earth-Science Reviews, 2018