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MapTCHA, the open-source CAPTCHA that improves OpenStreetMap [video]
k: Geospatial - Room: AW1.120 - Day: Saturday - Start: 10:30 - End: 10:55 - Video only: aw1120 - Chat: Join the conversation! Bots and spam are challenges for online platforms. Traditional CAPTCHAs help block bots, but often involve improving proprietary maps and software, while exposing user information to third-party CAPTCHA providers.
Image recognition is provided by fAIr, an open-source AI-assisted mapping system developed by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Future plans include expanding to more objects and types of imagery; refining AI models; integrating MapTCHA into various login systems; and enhancing the user interface. In this session we will talk about how we are building this solution, how it might enhance mapping efforts in OSM that will support projects on the ground, and some of the challenges of working with AI derived data.
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