[Osmf-talk] Funding of three infrastructure projects : Nominatim, osm2pgsql, Potlatch 2

Heather Leson heatherleson at gmail.com
Sat Aug 1 03:27:00 UTC 2020


Hello

This is fantastic.

Heather


On Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 02:30 Guillaume Rischard, <openstreetmap at stereo.lu>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The OSMF Board wants to facilitate and support improving infrastructure.
> During the Microgrants process, there were proposals that didn’t make it,
> but would together be a good pilot for a “OSM infrastructure” process, to
> learn how supporting osm infrastructure projects works well.
>
> The OSMF Board wants to fund a limited number of projects proposed by
> trusted long-term volunteers whose work we know and enjoy. We have selected
> the osm2pgsql and Potlatch microgrant proposals, and have a new proposal
> from Nominatim.
>
> In the long term, we want to re-activate the Engineering Working Group
> (EWG) by making it a place for decision making, project guidance and budget
> management for such projects.
>
> The Board would like your feedback on these three specific infrastructure
> projects:
> Nominatim
>
> Nominatim is the geocoding software that powers openstreetmap.org and
> many other apps and websites. Sarah wants to work on:
> <http://openstreetmap.org/>
>
>    -
>
>    finishing the localization efforts (improve address computation for
>    different countries, localized address output)
>    -
>
>    making the software more user-friendly (reduce the number of
>    programming languages by at least two, move side-projects into separate
>    repos, reorganise the code so that Nominatim can become an Ubuntu package,
>    docs, docs, docs)
>
> The full proposal is at https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Nominatim_project_2020-07
>
> Potlatch 2
>
> Potlatch 2 used to be the default editor before iD took the relay. While
> usage is declining, it’s still used by 2500 (1.4%) users who did 10
> million (1.2%) changes in 2020.
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editor_usage_stats>
>
> Potlatch is built in Flash, which browsers will retire by the end of the
> year. Richard wants to adapt Potlatch 2 to the AIR platform so users who
> still rely on it can continue to use it.
>
> The full proposal is at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Potlatch_2_for_desktop
>
> osm2pgsql
>
> osm2pgsql loads OpenStreetMap data into databases suitable for
> applications like rendering into maps, geocoding with Nominatim, or general
> analysis. It is used on openstreetmap.org and in many other places.
> <http://openstreetmap.org/>
>
> While there has been constant paid and volunteer work on osm2pgsql, large
> scale architecture changes to pay off historical technical debt are needed
> to tackle long term challenges, and make future changes easier.
>
> Jochen wants to work on:
>
>    -
>
>    Hosting documentation on osm2pgsql.org
>    -
>
>    Rethinking the output of the program to make it more concise and
>    useful
>    -
>
>    Tackling the refactoring and cleanup of the “middle” code.
>    -
>
>    Ongoing maintenance as needed
>    -
>
>    Other work from the road map as time permits
>
> The original budget and scope were limited by the microgrant framework.
> The current project goes beyond that, and addresses open issues and
> potential improvements further and better.
>
> The proposal is at
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Osm2pgsql_project_2020-07
>
>
>
> Thank you and happy mapping
>
> Guillaume, for the OSMF board
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