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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Crowdsourcing:
Key Challenges
§No control over
crowds
□Some problems may not get solved within the time frame
of interest, or in some
instances, may not get solved at all
§Little control over
quality of crowdsourced product (data)
§Perception of privacy
intrusion
□Can hinder participation in crowdsourced projects
§Expectation of in-kind
compensation for participation
□Possible in kind compensation: Recognition,
transparency
□Crowdsourced data is almost always given back to
users, for no cost