[Gsoc-orga] A project to fix the Polish government data import pipeline

Wed Apr 2 14:07:15 UTC 2025

Hi Radosław, Dawid,

thanks a lot for those extensive explanations. That looks to be a good
fit for GSOC, so please go ahead.

Radosław, you find the general instructions on how to structure
proposals under
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2025#Writing_the_application

Regarding the required contribution, it will probably be okay, if you point
to the work you have done in the previous GSOC. If you haven't done so
yet, please do create an account for OSM and do some mapping.

Dawid, we'll send you an invitation to become a mentor. Please send any
backup mentor you can recruit our way as well. We also have a mentor
mailing list where we will later send around more information about the
selection process.

Thanks for your patience and sorry about the long back and forth but we
do get a lot of odd requests this year and need to traige a bit.

Sarah

On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 11:00:50PM +0200, Dawid Skalec wrote:
> Hi Sarah,
> 
> Thanks for your message and the feedback. I’d like to clarify a few things
> regarding the project to address your concerns and provide more context.
> 
> The project I mentioned involves utilizing data from the Polish Head Office
> of Geodesy and Cartography to improve OSM data. Here’s a brief overview of
> the project and its objectives:
> 
> The website allows users to download data packages with missing
> addresses/buildings and add them to OSM using the JOSM tool.
> 
> You can find more details here: https://budynki.openstreetmap.org.pl/ and ht
> tps://github.com/openstreetmap-polska/gugik2osm
> 
> Regarding your concerns:
> 
>    - Approval by the Community: Data used in this project comes from Polish
>    Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography data, which are publicly
>    available and suitable for integration with OSM. The Polish OSM community
>    gave a consensus to launch the site and hence this project was launched.
>    - Scope of GSOC: We understand that GSoC projects focus on developing
>    software tools, not adding data directly to OSM. The goal of this project
>    is to create a new tool that will help process data from Polish Head Office
>    of Geodesy and Cartography, identify missing addresses/buildings and make
>    it easier to add them to OSM using JOSM. This is in line with GSoC's goal
>    of writing software. The actual data import will not be part of the GSoC
>    project itself, but rather the development of a tool for processing and
>    preparing data.
>    - Reuse and Sustainability: We fully agree that open-source projects
>    should be reusable and sustainable. The current platform allows users to
>    download missing addresses/buildings in a structured .osm format, ensuring
>    it can be reused for similar projects in the future. We are considering
>    starting fresh to ensure a more stable and maintainable platform.
> 
> Unfortunately several issues arose:
> 
>    1. The minute-by-minute update functionality that checks for recent OSM
>    changes no longer works.
>    2. The reporting feature for incorrect addresses/buildings is currently
>    broken.
>    3. The tool responsible for executing scripts on the page is having
>    problems with its database connections and no longer works as expected.
> 
> I hope this clarifies the purpose of the project and how it fits within the
> guidelines of GSoC.
> 
> Best regards,
> Dawid Skalec
> 
> pon., 31 mar 2025 o 22:32 Sarah Hoffmann <lonvia at denofr.de> napisał(a):
> 
> > 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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