Trust & reputation models for human sensor observations [Elektronische Ressource] / Mohamed Bishr. Betreuer: Werner Kuhn

.                                                    .  .                                                    .  GeoinformatikT R U S T & R E P U TAT I O N M O D E L S F O R H U M A NS E N S O R O B S E RVAT I O N SInaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades derNaturwissenschaften im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der WestfälischenWilhelms-Universität Münstervorgelegt vonMohamed Bishraus Kairo, Ägyptenim März 2011T R U S T & R E P U TAT I O N M O D E L S F O R H U M A N S E N S O RO B S E RVAT I O N Smohamed bishrDoctoral DegreeMarch 2011Mohamed Bishr: Trust & Reputation Models for Human Sensor Observa-tions, Doctoral Degree, © March 2011dekan:Prof. Dr. Hans Krepsupervisors:Prof. Dr. Werner KuhnProf. Dr. Matt Dukhamlocation:Münster, Germanytime frame:March 2011To the fine people who put their life on the line to free our country -Egypt!A B S T R A C TThe emergence of Web 2.0 and its hallmark phenomenon - user gen-erated content - extended to the field of GIScience. User generatedcontent is exemplified in GIScience through Volunteered GeographicInformation (VGI).