[Gsoc-orga] [radekaadek at gmail.com: Re: A project to fix the Polish government data import pipeline]

[Sarah Hoffmann]

FYI, der Student selber hat mir auch noch ausführlich geschrieben.

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:53:40 +0200
From: Radosław Dąbkowski <radekaadek at gmail.com>
To: Sarah Hoffmann <lonvia at denofr.de>
Subject: Re: [Gsoc-orga] A project to fix the Polish government data import pipeline

Hi Sarah,

My project would be mainly concerned with providing manual tools for
importing data.

There already exists a site that helps user to add data using the Polish
data registries:
https://budynki.openstreetmap.org.pl/#map=13/52.51863/19.76231
It's no longer maintained, some features no longer work and more are needed.
The site allows people to download features extracted from the Polish data
registries as .osm files where whey don't already exist.

The Polish OSM community previously had a tool that automatically inported
data from the Polish data registries but the main problem with said tool
was that there were many buildings/adresses that had to be first deleted
before new ones could be placed.
My project would also aim to create a tool which makes it easier for people
to detect incorrect and no longer existing adresses/buildings which could
pave the way for more automated imports.

I've had a long conversation on Discord with one of the previous
maintainers  of the current site for the past few days and I'm aware of the
issues that the Polish OSM community faces.
The maintainer I've spoken with outlined that the code behind the existing
site is very messy and the site requires a full rewrite.

I am also aware of the commitment that goes into completing a GSoC project
as I've done one last year.

Kind regards,
Radosław Dąbkowski


On Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 10:32 PM Sarah Hoffmann <lonvia at denofr.de> wrote:

> Hi Radosław,
>
> thanks for getting in touch.
>
> Imports are somewhat a difficult subject in OpenStreetMap. We require
> that they are discussed in advance with and approved by the community.
> Has this already happened in this case? This would be a hard
> requirement for doing an import tool as a GSOC project because otherwise
> the success of the project is in serious danger. Basically, you should
> already past step 4 in the
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
>
> The other thing to keep in mind is that GSOC is about writing software,
> not about adding data to OpenStreetMap. So writing a tool for processing
> the data so that it can be imported, would be in scope. The import
> itself wouldn't be. We'd also expect that the result is somewhat
> complete product. Hacking some scripts together would not be sufficient.
> Ideally, you can show that you have given some thought about how the
> result can be reused by the next person who wants to do a similar
> project. Open source is after all not just about publishing in the open
> but about sharing.
>
> I hope that helps a bit.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 08:47:46PM +0100, Radosław Dąbkowski wrote:
> > Dear OSM GSoC Organisers,
> >
> > My name is Radosław Dąbkowski, I am a student of Geoinformation Science
> at
> > the Warsaw University of Technology.
> > Recently, I have recieved a message at my university from the OSM Poland
> > board that they are  looking for a student to help with importing data
> from
> > the Polish national geodata registries.
> > I think it's a idea for a project to explore during GSoC.
> >
> > I have contacted the person from OSM Poland that had sent the message to
> my
> > university and he is on board with the idea and willing to become a
> mentor.
> > Here is his email and contact info:
> > dawid.skalec at openstreetmap.pl
> > https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/The%20Polish
> >
> > Last year I have participated as a GSoC contributor, I have enjoyed
> > my experiance and would like to do it again:
> > https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/gMLRIpqB
> >
> > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/gMLRIpqB>
> > Best regards,
> > Radosław Dąbkowski
>
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>

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