This edited volume presents a collection of lessons learned with, and research conducted on, OpenStreetMap, the goal being to promote the project's integration. The respective chapters address a) state-of-the-art and cutting-edge approaches to data quality analysis in OpenStreetMap, b) investigations on understanding OpenStreetMap contributors and the nature of their contributions, c) identifying patterns of contributions and contributors, d) applications of OpenStreetMap in different domains, e) mining value-added knowledge and information from OpenStreetMap, f) limitations in the analysis OpenStreetMap data, and g) integrating OpenStreetMap with commercial and non-commercial datasets. The book offers an ideal opportunity to present and disseminate a number of cutting-edge developments and applications in the field of geography, spatial statistics, GIS, social science, and cartography.

This edited volume presents a collection of lessons learned with, and research conducted on, OpenStreetMap, the goal being to promote the project's integration. The respective chapters address a) state-of-the-art and cutting-edge approaches to data quality analysis in OpenStreetMap, b) investigations on understanding OpenStreetMap contributors and the nature of their contributions, c) identifying patterns of contributions and contributors, d) applications of OpenStreetMap in different domains, e) mining value-added knowledge and information from OpenStreetMap, f) limitations in the analysis OpenStreetMap data, and g) integrating OpenStreetMap with commercial and non-commercial datasets. The book offers an ideal opportunity to present and disseminate a number of cutting-edge developments and applications in the field of geography, spatial statistics, GIS, social science, and cartography.

This book aims to promote the synergistic usage of advanced computational methodologies in close relationship to geospatial information across cities of different scales. A rich collection of chapters subsumes current research frontiers originating from disciplines such as geography, urban planning, computer science, statistics, geographic information science and remote sensing. The topics covered in the book are of interest to researchers, postgraduates, practitioners and professionals. The editors hope that the scientific outcome of this book will stimulate future urban-related international and interdisciplinary research, bringing us closer to the vision of a "new science of cities."

Bei der Zentrale Orte Theorie handelt es sich um eine wirtschaftsgeographische Standorttheorie der Neoklassik, die ein Erklrungsmodell fr die rumliche Verteilung von Siedlungen bietet. Die darauf aufbauenden Konzepte der Raumordnung machten sich deren Grundgedanken zur Realisierung rumlicher Zielvorstellungen zu Nutze. Dazu bentigt es einer Erhebung des Bestandes an Zentralen Orten sowie deren Entwicklungstendenzen. Anhand des niedersterreichischen Waldviertels wird ein solches Vorgehen fr den Zeitraum 1980/81 bis 2004 aufgezeigt. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll PlanerInnen veranlassen, ihre Konzepte und Programme bezglich ihrer Wirksamkeit zu evaluieren und zu einer kontinuierlichen Raumbeobachtung anregen.