[OSM-talk] GSoC Proposal submitted: Looking for mentor + feedback

[Matthias Meißer]

Am 03.04.2012 17:04, schrieb Pallav Shinghal:
> Hi,
>
> I've submitted a proposal for a GSoC project with OpenStreetMap, and
> would like to know of any possible mentors for the same. Also, any
> feedback on the application would be greatly appreciated (I assume the
> mentors have access to the proposal. If not, kindly let me know, so
> that I may post my proposal here).
>
> The basic idea is to create an extension to OpenStreetMap (implemented
> as a mobile HTML5 app) that allows users to share cabs easily (this
> can be further extended to private car-pooling). The design is simple:
> users upload their travel schedules. Based on their origin,
> destination and time of travel (maybe other factors too), they are
> matched optimally with other users who they can share cabs with.
>
> There are some interesting problems involved with matching users to
> possible "cab-sharers", including route-matching, etc.

Hi Pallav,

even if your idea sounds very interesting, I'm not sure if they would 
fit directly into a OSM Google Summer of Code project. As far as I 
understand, the student projects have to become part of the open project 
itself and maybe be already a planned feature. But thats just IMHO :)

Matthias
(user:!i!)