[Gsoc-orga] Proposal for Collaboration Between Zendalona and OSM in GSoC 2025

[Nalin.x.Linux]

Hi,

I am Nalin Sathyan, the Organization Admin of Zendalona, an organization
dedicated to developing free and open-source software for visually impaired
users. Zendalona is participating in GSoC for the second time: GSoC 2025 -
Zendalona
<https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/organizations/zendalona>.

As part of our work, we have been customizing OpenStreetMap (OSM) to
improve accessibility for visually impaired users. We have successfully
developed the first web version and are now working on the next iteration,
including both web and mobile versions.

   - *Accessible version:* map.zendalona.com
   - *User Guide:* User Guide
   <https://map.zendalona.com/src/pages/user-guide/index.html>
   - *Demonstration Video:* Demo video
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-e6eP7KHYR5EqB2vodS1tFSIGE0-wZ8k/view?usp=drive_linkhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1-e6eP7KHYR5EqB2vodS1tFSIGE0-wZ8k/view?usp=drive_link>
   - *GitHub Repository:* GitHub - World Map Explorer
   <https://github.com/zendalona/world-map-explorer-v2/tree/main>
   - *GSoC Idea List (Projects 3 & 8):* Idea List
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HshVGE-oQq_xx09zG2LfqfVYWRhyrASteXzabCV9eIQ/edit?usp=sharing>

We would love to collaborate with OSM in GSoC 2025 and propose the
following:

   1. Moving our current OSM-related projects under the OSM umbrella.
   2. Encouraging our team members to apply for OSM’s GSoC project ideas
   (up to four projects).
   3. A combination of the above approaches.

Our team consists of *internship students currently pursuing their Bachelor
of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science,* who have hands-on experience
in technology and OSM-related projects(They developed the above mentioned
project). We believe this collaboration would be mutually beneficial for
both OSM and Zendalona, as well as for the students involved.

Please let us know your thoughts or if you have any questions.

Best regards,
*Nalin Sathyan*
Organization Admin, Zendalona

Ph: +91 8281029215

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Home page : https://zendalona.com/
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