Use of collaborative cartography for mapping the living spaces for students at a public university

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v17i3.76265

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Currently, a largepartofthepopulationhasaccesstolocationapplications, consequently, any individual canbecome a producerofVoluntaryGeographicInformation (VGI). In viewofthis, theobjectiveofthisworkistocarry out a collaborative mapping ofthe living spacesofGeographystudentsatFederal Universityof Santa Maria, in ordertounderstandthe social, economicandleisurerelationshipsthattheyexperience in Santa Maria (RS) and region. The projectwasdeveloped in theCanvisapplicationandthe points wereentered in QGIS 3.4. Studentscanbedividedintotwogroups: oneofthosewho live withtheirfamilies, live in peripheralneighborhoodsand use businesses such as largehypermarketchains; andanotherofthosewho use real estateservices, sincetheylived in municipalities in the interior, movingtothe Centro andCamobineighborhoods, withaccesstomediumtosmall businesses. The VGI data demonstratedtheimportanceoftheUniversity as a local and regional developmentfactor.

Keywords: VoluntaryGeographicInformation. Social Cartography. University. Territories.

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2023-12-20

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VIEIRA HABOWSKI, J. T.; PETSCH, C.; LAMPERT BATISTA, N. Use of collaborative cartography for mapping the living spaces for students at a public university. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, v. 17, n. 3, p. 247–268, 20 Dec.2023.