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vici.org, a crowd
sourced Roman map
Ren辿Voorburg, DH2014,The Hague	

rene@digitopia.nl
Introduction
Vici.org
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Vici.org
location aware 	

HTML5	

static JSON data
Design considerations
 When creating a database backend, why not opening
it up for others to add / edit data?
 If others provide data, why not help them to retrieve
and access the data?
 Wikipedia as a model, but maps central & multi-lingual
 Map embeddable by other websites
 Open JSON API, Pelagios RDF, downloads
Core functionality
Users can add:
 Markers (since February 2012)
 Images (since May 2013)
 KML line tracings (March 2014)
.. but no real community supporting features as of
yet.
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Vici.org
User engagement
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User engagement
summarized
 200 activated user accounts
 68 users added markers
 6073 markers added by users
 90% of all markers were added by 9 users.
!
(June 2014)
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Discussion
 How to attract users beyond NL, DE and BE?
 What did the 132 users that only registered expect?
 Populating the map enough appears to have been
essential in engaging users
 Will an investment in community features pay off?
 Stuck in the middle between science and
marketing?

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  • 1. vici.org, a crowd sourced Roman map Ren辿Voorburg, DH2014,The Hague rene@digitopia.nl
  • 9. Design considerations When creating a database backend, why not opening it up for others to add / edit data? If others provide data, why not help them to retrieve and access the data? Wikipedia as a model, but maps central & multi-lingual Map embeddable by other websites Open JSON API, Pelagios RDF, downloads
  • 10. Core functionality Users can add: Markers (since February 2012) Images (since May 2013) KML line tracings (March 2014) .. but no real community supporting features as of yet.
  • 18. User engagement summarized 200 activated user accounts 68 users added markers 6073 markers added by users 90% of all markers were added by 9 users. ! (June 2014)
  • 27. Discussion How to attract users beyond NL, DE and BE? What did the 132 users that only registered expect? Populating the map enough appears to have been essential in engaging users Will an investment in community features pay off? Stuck in the middle between science and marketing?