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

Fri Apr 4 13:42:11 UTC 2025

Hi Sarah,

Thank you for confirming the proposal as a good fit for GSoC - we’re
excited to move forward with it.

I’d like to inform you that the second mentor for this project will be
NorthCrab. You can find his OpenStreetMap profile here:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/NorthCrab and his GitHub profile here:
https://github.com/Zaczero.

I’ve added him in CC to this email as well.

Best regards,
Dawid Skalec

śr., 2 kwi 2025 o 16:07 Sarah Hoffmann <lonvia at denofr.de> napisał(a):

> 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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> > >
> > >
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