An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel
A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
The geography of Pokémon GO: beneficial and problematic effects on places and movement
The widespread popularity of Pokémon GO presents the first opportunity to observe the
geographic effects of location-based gaming at scale. This paper reports the results of a …
geographic effects of location-based gaming at scale. This paper reports the results of a …
How are information deserts created? A theory of local information landscapes
To understand information accessibility issues, research has examined human and
technical factors by taking a socio‐technical view. While this view provides a profound …
technical factors by taking a socio‐technical view. While this view provides a profound …
Toward a geographic understanding of the sharing economy: Systemic biases in UberX and TaskRabbit
Despite the geographically situated nature of most sharing economy tasks, little attention
has been paid to the role that geography plays in the sharing economy. In this article, we …
has been paid to the role that geography plays in the sharing economy. In this article, we …
Rules and rule-making in the five largest wikipedias
The governance of many online communities relies on rules created by participants.
However, prior work provides limited evidence about how these self-governance efforts …
However, prior work provides limited evidence about how these self-governance efforts …
Not at home on the range: Peer production and the urban/rural divide
Wikipedia articles about places, OpenStreetMap features, and other forms of peer-produced
content have become critical sources of geographic knowledge for humans and intelligent …
content have become critical sources of geographic knowledge for humans and intelligent …
Digital hegemonies: the localness of search engine results
Every day, billions of Internet users rely on search engines to find information about places
to make decisions about tourism, shopping, and countless other economic activities. In an …
to make decisions about tourism, shopping, and countless other economic activities. In an …
The gendered geography of contributions to OpenStreetMap: Complexities in self-focus bias
Millions of people worldwide contribute content to peer production repositories that serve
human information needs and provide vital world knowledge to prominent artificial …
human information needs and provide vital world knowledge to prominent artificial …
''Will Check-in for Badges'': Understanding Bias and Misbehavior on Location-Based Social Networks
Social computing researchers are using data from location-based social networks (LBSN),
eg," Check-in" traces, as approximations of human movement. Recent work has questioned …
eg," Check-in" traces, as approximations of human movement. Recent work has questioned …
Geographic Biases are'Born, not Made' Exploring Contributors' Spatiotemporal Behavior in OpenStreetMap
The evolution of contributor behavior in peer production communities over time has been a
subject of substantial interest in the social computing community. In this paper, we extend …
subject of substantial interest in the social computing community. In this paper, we extend …