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

[Sarah Hoffmann]

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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