Zoe, I'm not surprised that most OSM contributors are blokes. But what would
make you think that indicates any kind of bias? People choose what they want to
give their time to. I really don't mind what demographics contribute - it
doesn't matter, so long as it's open to all - which osm certainly is.
You should talk to a psychologist - they would be able to explain why the
demographics are what they are, but that's academic as far as I'm concerned.
Best Regards
Joel Holdsworth
On September 4, 2017 4:45:27 AM MDT, Zoe Gardner <[email protected]> wrote:
>Dear OSM talk subscriber
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>I am a Research Fellow in the Nottingham Geospatial Institute at the
>University of Nottingham in the UK, interested in participation biases
>in geospatial crowdsourced projects such as OSM and other Volunteered
>Geographical Information (VGI) projects. My current research project is
>concerned with the way in which participation biases in OSM may
>potentially affect the usability of the data that is collected and
>subsequently what is available to location based service providers
>which use OSM as their primary geospatial database.
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>The project is motivated by recent research that has found a strong
>male bias in OSM participation. This has led to assertions that various
>geospatial knowledge could be under represented or poorly recorded on
>the map. However, the actual consequences of this bias remain little
>explored or reported. By collecting information about contributors to
>OSM, which can then be analyzed along with their editing patterns, the
>impacts of this bias might begin to be measured and therefore better
>understood. I have therefore published an online survey designed to
>collect information directly from OSM editors and I would like to
>invite as many of you as possible to participate. The survey is
>anonymous and takes a couple of minutes to complete.
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>If you are an OSM contributor and are interested in or would like to
>participate in the study, please click on the link below, which will
>take you to the Bristol Online Survey website where you will find more
>information and an opportunity to participate in the survey. As a small
>incentive, at the close of the survey in a few weeks’ time, 60
>respondents will be drawn at random to receive a £15 Amazon voucher.
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>To participate in the survey, click on the link below:
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>https://nottingham.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/osm-user-profiles
><https://nottingham.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/osm-user-profiles>
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>Please do think about participating. It is hoped that knowledge about
>the way participation biases impact on crowdsourced maps will enable
>new strategies to be developed to address any resulting voids in the
>geospatial information provided by amateur mappers. In turn this could
>strengthen the role played by platforms such as OSM in urban planning
>and sustainability and raise the profile of the important mapping work
>that you all do.
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>In the meantime, if you would like to know more about me, my research
>activities or the project, please visit my University webpage (link
>below) and do not hesitate to get in touch directly or via the OSM
>messaging service.
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>https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/people/zoe.gardner
><https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/people/zoe.gardner>
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>Thank you
>
>Zoe
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