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Geomediatization and the Messy Futuring of Geodata Commons
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Abstract The concept of geomediatization has proven to be productive for describing current processes of geodatafication and geospatial technologies. With its focus on their future, this thematic issue calls for research into geomediatization beyond a narrow geomediatization realism. In my commentary, I take... view more
The concept of geomediatization has proven to be productive for describing current processes of geodatafication and geospatial technologies. With its focus on their future, this thematic issue calls for research into geomediatization beyond a narrow geomediatization realism. In my commentary, I take up this call and present some reflections from my research on recent corporate involvement in OpenStreetMap and the messy politics of digital commons. I argue that OpenStreetMap can tell us something about geomedia futures that challenges geomediatization realism but is also a sort of geomediatization pragmatism. This is not disruptive futurism but a project of digital commons that is constantly negotiating power, access, and enclosure.... view less
Keywords
new media; digital media
Classification
Other Media
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Free Keywords
OpenStreetMap; digital commons; digital geography; geomedia
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Journal
Media and Communication, 12 (2024)
Issue topic
Geomedia Futures: Imagining Tomorrow's Mediatized Places and Place-Based Technologies
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed