Global Mining Activity in OpenStreetMap: Methodological Challenges and Data Quality Analysis

Room: Martinique

Sunday, 11:50
Duration: 20 minutes (plus Q&A)

Language: en

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  • Pierre-Olivier Mazagol

This study evaluates OpenStreetMap’s reliability for global mining mapping, revealing significant data gaps and classification errors compared to scientific benchmarks. It highlights the need for refined filtering methods and better contributor practices to overcome these geographic and semantic biases.