Volunteer Geographic information for field survey to collect place names

This paper presents a methodology for the construction of a voluntary database using mobile platforms and presents the results in a case study to collect data from gas stations in Rio de Janeiro city and its surroundings in order to insert at the OpenStreetMap database. From this experience presents a reflection about the insertion of collaborative mapping in the field survey process to collect places names of the National Agencies of Mapping in way to promote a dynamic update of cartographic databases and increased social participation in the processes the knowledge of the territory

Keywords:
Collaborative Mapping; Field Survey; National Mapping