[OSM-talk] Ideas for student project on OSM

[James Stewart]

Andy,
Unfortunately it will be too late then. We h ave to seed them with  
ideas, which they choose fairly soon, in order to start next year, so  
we are looking for examples of projects to get them interested, rather  
than hope they get interested first,
James
On 28 Oct 2008, at 14:54, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote:

> James Stewart wrote:
>> Sent: 28 October 2008 2:38 PM
>> To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>> Subject: [OSM-talk] Ideas for student project on OSM
>>
>> Hi, I am a contributor to the map,but also work in the University in
>> Edinburgh. I have been talking to the people who run the MSc in GIS,
>> they have 140 students, and have to propose potential dissertation
>> projects. Most of the students work on the technology side,
>> programming and developing tools. Has any one got any ideas of the
>> sorts of work that could be done/needs to  be done for the OSM  
>> project
>> that a post grad student could work?
>>
>
> I'd suggest you get students to read up about the project and get
> enthusiastic for something. They will be much more productive if  
> they come
> up with an idea themselves, true OSM style.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
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