[OSM-dev] Google Summer of Code

[kabum]

Hi,

Am 19. März 2012 22:45 schrieb Graham Jones <grahamjones139 at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
> Thank you for your interest in applying for GSoC with Openstreetmap.
> This list will be fine to ask questions.
>
> Here are a few suggestions to get you started:
>
> - It is important to understand the fundamentals of what OSM is, so if you
> have not done so before, please start by creating an account and making
> some improvements to the map in your local area.
>
I heard of OSM a long time ago, but was just to lazy to contribute to. So I
tried these days and I was really surprised how fast changes are visible in
the rendered map. I've taken several notes of my surrounding waiting for
filled into the OSM database. :)

> - It would also be good to look at the OSM data structure.  Details of the
> xml file format can be found on our wiki.
>
Done :)

> - If you search for Nominatim on the OSM wiki you should find some
> information on the current service and links to the source code to see how
> it currently does searching to see how it could be improved.
>
 The project idea was suggested by 'sabas88' - could he/she provide some
> more information on the issues behind this project suggestion please?
>
I've asked him and the only answer was a link to the GSoC project site in
the OSM wiki. :(

I read a lot about OSM, it's mechanism, assistant tools, etc and also about
Nominatim and I realized, that this isn't what I want to do. I've looking
for some other contribution to OSM and GSoC and found the suggestion for an
quality assurance tool specialized for edits/changesets (by Derick
Rethans). There are many quality assurance tools but no one like this - or
have I missed it?

The idea is to have a engine that gets a (set of) changesets or edits and
analyse them. It should detect things like logical mistakes, mass deletions
without corresponding insertions, etc and take also user metadata like
duration of membership or count of his edits into account. It would be
great if it compare the changes with current state of the data in this area
and detect senseless checks, because the data is out of date and already
corrected.

Some other things to keep in mind while planning:
- extensibility through "plugins": engine (calls)-> several detection
plugins
- there could be searches for suspicious changesets/edits in specific area

This was just a quick outline of the proposal. Are there some suggestions,
wishes, questions or doubts?

In the next days I plan to specify this proposal.

Best regards,
Morris Jobke

> Hope that helps.   Please feel free to ask more questions as you develop
> your proposal.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
>
> On 19 March 2012 21:28, kabum <uu.kabum at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am interested in "Nominatim (or alternative)", but there isn't any
>> mentor mentioned. Where could I discuss about the idea?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Morris Jobke
>>
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>
> --
> Graham Jones
> Hartlepool, UK.
>
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