Facts Collection and Verification Efforts
Authors | Rizwan Mehmood Hermann A. Maurer |
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Publication date | 2015 |
ISBN | 978-989758103-8 |
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Facts Collection and Verification Efforts - scientific work about Wikipedia quality published in 2015, written by Rizwan Mehmood and Hermann A. Maurer.
Overview
Geographic web portals and geospatial databases are emerging on the web recently, offering information about countries and places in the world. Digital content is increasing at a staggering rate due to community collaboration and the integration of information from webcams and sensors. Like in case of Wikipedia, some geospatial databases allow everyone to edit the content. Authors cannot ignore the role of wikis and geospatial databases particularly Wikipedia, Wikicommons, GeoNames etc., as they have replaced the traditional encyclopedias and they are empowering information seekers by providing information at the door step. However, there is no guarantee of validity and authenticity of the information provided by them. The reason behind is that very little attention has been given to verify information before publishing it on the Web. Also, to find particular information about countries, web users mainly teachers, students and tourists rely on search engines such as Google which often points to Wikipedia. Authors will identify some inconsistencies in online facts such as area, cities and mountains rankings using multiple data sources. Their investigations reveal that there is a need for a reliable geographic web portal which can be used for learning and other purpose. Authors will explain how authors managed to devise a mechanism for collecting and verifying different facts. Their attempt to provide a reliable geographic web portal has resulted in a comprehensive collection covering a wide range of information aspects such as culture, geography, economy etc. that are associated with a country. Authors will also describe their approach to measure the reliability of geographic facts such as area, cities and mountains rankings for all countries.
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Mehmood, Rizwan; Maurer, Hermann A.. (2015). "[[Facts Collection and Verification Efforts]]". Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Volume 8956, 2015, pp. 391-402. ISBN: 978-989758103-8.
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Mehmood, Rizwan; Maurer, Hermann A.. (2015). "<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Facts_Collection_and_Verification_Efforts">Facts Collection and Verification Efforts</a>". Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Volume 8956, 2015, pp. 391-402. ISBN: 978-989758103-8.
