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Deepmapper : Automatic Updating Crowdsourced Maps, Lasith Niroshan Hewa Manage, James Carswell
Deepmapper : Automatic Updating Crowdsourced Maps, Lasith Niroshan Hewa Manage, James Carswell
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To get accurate information returned from location-based services (e.g., LBS info on nearby restaurants, retail outlets, points-of-interest, etc.), the underlying map (spatial data) must be up-to-date. However, the built environment (e.g., roads, buildings, bike paths, etc.) can change quickly over time, either through planned developments or as the result of natural/manmade disasters. The problem is that keeping online crowdsourced maps like Open Street Map (OSM) updated is still very much a manual process. As such, it can take considerable time to sync the online maps used by LBS with up-to-date spatial data in "real-time".
Our case study considers the Grangegorman …