1. Using VGI tocreate a childsuitablemap
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Assessing learning aspects in digital maps

2. Who am I?
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Philippe Rieffel, student of Geoinformatics from Muenster, Germany
Student assistant with GI@School (www.gi-at-school.de)
Our Mission: Introduce new concepts of Geoinformatics to teachers, pupils and parents
3. What do I do with OSM?
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Hobby Mapper
Worked on some OSM (related) projectsduringmystudies
Work with kids/students
Introduction to OpenStreetMap/ VGI
Actually go out, trace, edit and upload data to OpenStreetMap
High levels of motivation amongst the kids
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6. The actualtopicofthistalk
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(Digital) Maps are undoubtly important for the process of spatial learning of kids, starting at very young ages
We worked with several software products lately, even created some, that support spatial learning processes
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8. The actualtopicofthistalk
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(Digital) Maps are undoubtly important for the process of spatial learning of kids, starting at very young ages
We worked with several software products lately, even created some, that support spatial learning processes
All lack the same problem
NO basemap especially suitable for kids!
9. Motivation
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Whyisthatstreetyellow on thismap? I seethatisgrey
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11. Kids need easier maps!
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12. First thoughts
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Howshould a mapforkidslooklike?
Remove unnecessaryfeatures off themap
Usemore uniform signatures
Useclearfontsand easy symbols
13. First thoughts
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OSM offers a world-coveringdatabaseofgeodatawith a open licensingmodel
Ifdataqualityisbad, everybodyisinvitedtocorrectthis
Relatingtothekidsmotivation
Technical setuptorender a self-styledmapforthewholeworldisrather easy to do (Not talkingaboutperformanceatthis time!!)
Styling rulesallow easy creationofmaps
14. Structureofthe Project
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Theoreticalanalysis
How do kidsperceivetheirenvironment?
Howisthatperception stored in theirimagination?
Howcanthatperceptionbetransferedinto a cartographicrepresentation?
15. Fundamental Spatial Concepts
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16. Fundamental Spatial Concepts
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Approach to formalize spatial information
17. Fundamental Spatial Concepts
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Scale
Resolution
Extent
Feature Density
Variability
Map Scale
Coverage
19. Scale on digital maps
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Scale is very flexible on digital maps (compared to paper maps)

20. Young kids operate on big scaled environment, the scale shrinks over time