The document discusses a project focused on creating an open geo-database for Izu Oshima Island, Japan, which includes geographical, cultural, and tourism information. Collaborating with local tourism agencies, the project utilized tools like OpenStreetMap and LocalWiki to gather and organize data by engaging citizens and non-experts in mapping activities. The initiative emphasized the importance of subjective information collection and the ease of updating the database for community participation.

1. Hal Seki, Georepublic Japan/OpenStreetMap Foundation Japan
2013 Aug 6th IGU 2013 Kyoto Regional Conference
Mapping party in Izu Oshima Island
Tourism information dissemination by civic collaboration based on
OpenData: Case Studies of OpenStreetMap and LocalWiki in Izu
Oshima.
http://slideshare.net/hal_sk
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2. Izu Oshima Island
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3. Izu Oshima Island
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4. Izu Oshima Island
• Island of Tokyo pref.
• 100 km south of
Tokyo
• An volcanic island
• About 90 km2
• 8,553 population
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5. A project with Oshima town
tourism agency.
MILT Japan
(Project Owner)
Mitsubishi Research Institute
(Project Management)
Oshima Town tourism agency
(Project Operation)
Georepublic Japan
(Developer)
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6. To create an open geo-
database
• Geographical Information
• Culture information
• Tourism information
Open Database
API
Developers
Website
Users
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7. Izu Oshima Geopark Data Museum
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9. Wiki + Geo
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11. Volunteered Geographical Information
Update information
Tourism agencies
Students
Inhabitants
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12. Using OSM as a basemap
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13. Collaborative Geo Database
OpenStreetMap
Objective
Geographical
Information
Subjective
Geographical
Information
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14. Mapping party at the island
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15. At the ferry port of Oshima
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16. At the ferry port of Oshima
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22. And edited a lot of stories
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23. AR application
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24. with Open Geo Data API
API
Geographical data
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25. Conclusion
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26. Conclusion
• We deployed a open geo database used
LocalWiki and OSM for Izu Oshima island
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27. Conclusion
• We deployed a open geo database used
LocalWiki and OSM for Izu Oshima island
• LocalWiki is useful for collecting ‘subjective’
geolocation information
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28. Conclusion
• We deployed a open geo database used
LocalWiki and OSM for Izu Oshima island
• LocalWiki is useful for collecting ‘subjective’
geolocation information
• It’s easy to update for ‘non geo experts’
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29. Conclusion
• We deployed a open geo database used
LocalWiki and OSM for Izu Oshima island
• LocalWiki is useful for collecting ‘subjective’
geolocation information
• It’s easy to update for ‘non geo experts’
• We trained and organized civic mappers with
the platform
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30. Conclusion
• We deployed a open geo database used
LocalWiki and OSM for Izu Oshima island
• LocalWiki is useful for collecting ‘subjective’
geolocation information
• It’s easy to update for ‘non geo experts’
• We trained and organized civic mappers with
the platform
• Open geo data is also useful for hackers
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31. Conclusion
• We deployed a open geo database used
LocalWiki and OSM for Izu Oshima island
• LocalWiki is useful for collecting ‘subjective’
geolocation information
• It’s easy to update for ‘non geo experts’
• We trained and organized civic mappers with
the platform
• Open geo data is also useful for hackers
• Mapping party is fun!
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32. Thank you
Hal Seki
hal@georepublic.co.jp
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