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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Sahithi,</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">thank you for your interest in
contributing to OpenStreetMap!</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Please understand that we do not
generally match contributors to projects, but rather leave leave
it to the potential contributors to pick a project to apply for
based on their interests and skills. You'll want to reach out to
the mentors for that particular project idea and follow the other
steps outlined in our instructions:</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2025#Participant_applications">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2025#Participant_applications</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">While you do have the option to submit
applications for more than one project (up to the limit imposed by
Google, which I believe is 3 projects), that would require you to
go through the preparations – such as making some contributions to
the project – for each of them.<br>
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<p>Yours,</p>
<p>Tobias<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01.04.25 at 13:57, Sahithi Madas
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<div dir="ltr">Dear OpenStreetMaps Team,<br>
<p class="gmail-">I hope you're doing well!</p>
<p class="gmail-">I'm Sahithi Madas, a graduate student in Data
Science at the University at Albany, SUNY, and I'm excited
about the opportunity to apply for Google Summer of Code 2025.
After exploring the available project ideas, I’m eager to
contribute to OpenStreetMap and would love to work on one or
more of the following projects:</p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Temporary Road Closures Database
and API</strong><br>
With my experience in SQL and handling complex datasets, I
believe I can contribute effectively to the development of
a solid system that will integrate seamlessly with
OSM-based navigation apps. I’m excited about the idea of
building an API for temporary road closures and similar
data. </p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Nominatim – Category Search Using
ID Presets</strong><br>
This project caught my attention because of its focus on
improving Nominatim’s category search capabilities. I have
strong skills in SQL (PostgreSQL/PostGIS) and data
science, and I’m keen to work on refining search
algorithms and making category-based searches more
intuitive and effective.</p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Routing – Valhalla – Faster Tile
Builds</strong><br>
I’m really intrigued by the optimization challenges for
Valhalla’s tile-building process. My interest in graph
theory and experience with performance profiling, along
with an understanding of multithreading, makes me eager to
contribute to reducing build times and improving the
overall routing performance.</p>
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<p class="gmail-"><strong>Modernize the 3D Model Repository</strong><br>
My background in Python and web development, particularly
in integrating 3D data with real-world datasets, aligns
perfectly with the goals of this project. I’m interested
in working on the 3D Model Repository to adopt glTF as the
new format for 3D models and update the existing codebase.</p>
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<p class="gmail-">I’m passionate about Street Maps, and I see
this as a fantastic opportunity to use my skills in Python,
SQL, and backend development while also contributing to a
project that benefits so many users around the world. </p>
<p class="gmail-">Thanks so much for your time and
consideration. I’m looking forward to the chance to contribute
to OSM during GSoC 2025!<br>
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Warm regards,<br>
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Madas<br>
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style="font-size:14pt">Graduate Student</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14pt">Master's in Data Science</span><br>
<b style="font-size:14pt">University at Albany, SUNY<br>
</b>Contact: +1 (518) 599-8103<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahithi-madas-24s/"
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