OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a community-based, freely available, editable map service created as an alternative to authoritative sources. Given that it edited mainly by volunteers with different mapping skills, the completeness and quality of its annotations are heterogeneous across geographical locations. Despite that, OSM has been widely used in several applications geosciences, Earth observation,...

This paper presents the Big Data analysis for measuring popularity in the Mobile Cloud, which is an emerging area in the Cloud and Big Data Computing. Organizational Sustainability Modeling (OSM) is the proposed method used in this research. The twelve-month of German consumer data is used for the analysis to investigate the return and risk status associated with the popularity in the Mobile Cl...

Modern day routing planners are optimized to find the shortest route. This allows us to travel between two places efficiently. However, traveling is not only a means of transportation between two places but can be a recreational activity. In this work a way of generating bicycle routes that are not only based on distance, but consider other factors as well, is proposed. The additional usage of ...

The integration of user-generated content made in a collaborative environment is being increasingly considered a valuable input to reference maps, even from official map agencies such as USGS and Ordnance Survey. In Brazil, decades of lack of investment has resulted in a topographic map coverage that is both outdated and unequally distributed throughout the territory. This paper aims to analyze...

Cloud computing is an emerging technology which promises to bring with it great benefits to all types of computing activities including business support. However, the full commitment to Cloud computing necessary to gain the full benefit is a major project for any organisation, since it necessitates adoption of new business processes and attitudes to computing services in addition to the immedia...