Using Google Maps to collect spatial responses in a survey environment

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ID8360940
AuthorsNick Bearman (0000-0002-8396-4061, University of East Anglia, corresponding author), Katy Appleton (University of East Anglia, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume44
Issue2
Pages160-169
Publication date2012-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4762.2012.01081.x
OpenAlexW2126658386
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

This paper examines the use of Google Maps‐based tools to collect spatial responses from participants during academic research surveys conducted via the internet. Google Maps is regularly used for presenting data to users, but it is less common to ask users to provide their own spatial information as a questionnaire response. Using two recent examples from the University of East Anglia, the article discusses the online survey context and Google Maps’ place within it, issues surrounding the technical implementation of these tools, and processing and use of the collected data. It also considers how this type of methodology can be recorded in a manner compatible with the concept of reproducible research, and concludes with considerations for future researchers wishing to employ similar methods

Context (archaeology) · Data science · Geography · Remote sensing · Spatial analysis · Spatial contextual awareness · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

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