Hi Riyafa, I put some comments for revision on your proposal. Thanks! Steven
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Ahmed Eldawy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Riyafa, > > I suggest that you start by familiarizing yourself with Java Topology > Suite (JTS) [https://github.com/locationtech/jts] and ESRI Geometry API [ > https://github.com/Esri/geometry-api-java]. JTS has been around for a > longer time so I guess it's more stable. ESRI API has been launched > recently but it supports both Well-Known formats and GeoJSON which can be a > big advantage for us. You can start by investigating both of them so we can > decide which one to use. > For the record: JTS is distributed under Eclipse Distribution License and > ESRI API is distributed under Apache 2.0 License. > > Thanks > Ahmed > > > On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Riyafa Abdul Hameed <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have created a proposal for this project and have shared the proposal >> with the apache community in the GSoC site. Also find the link below: >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/12v-7FUNcPF6pkQZ-hkXfEirG >> 2oodr_bgFHkygDuptrE/edit?usp=sharing >> >> Please kindly provide your feedback on this proposal and any suggestions >> on how I could improve this. >> >> Thank you very much. >> >> Yours sincerely, >> Riyafa >> >> On 11 February 2017 at 11:32, Riyafa Abdul Hameed < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Ahmed and others, >>> >>> I am keen to work with you on this project. I would like to get started >>> by familiarizing with the project by working on any relevant beginner >>> issues and through understanding GeoJSON format better. Any suggestions >>> would be highly appreciated. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Yours sincerely, >>> Riyafa >>> >>> On 11 February 2017 at 01:00, Steven Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Here is the overall timeline: >>>> https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline >>>> On February 27th the approved organizations will be announced (apache >>>> has >>>> always been approved in the past). >>>> After that we will begin the process of becoming mentors for apache. You >>>> can start by joining the mailing list ([email protected] ) >>>> >>>> Steven >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Ahmed Eldawy <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Hi Riyafa, >>>> > >>>> > I think it's a very good idea. I did a similar project before with >>>> > SpatialHadoop [http://spatialhadoop.cs.umn.edu/] and Pigeon [ >>>> > https://github.com/aseldawy/pigeon]. I will be happy to mentor your >>>> this >>>> > summer. >>>> > @Everyone: I haven't been a mentor in GSoC before so I'll appreciate >>>> if >>>> > someone can be there to help with the logistics and process. >>>> > >>>> > Thanks >>>> > Ahmed >>>> > >>>> > On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Steven Jacobs <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > Hi Riyafa, >>>> > > Good to hear from you again! I'm not an expert on this area or >>>> issue, so >>>> > > I'm cc'ing those in the JIRA discussion. >>>> > > We should find a good mentor match for this project. Jianfeng, are >>>> > > interested in becoming a Google Summer of Code Mentor this year? >>>> > > Steven >>>> > > >>>> > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 7:23 AM, Riyafa Abdul Hameed < >>>> > > [email protected] >>>> > > > wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > > > Hi, >>>> > > > I am a final year Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate >>>> at >>>> > > > University of Moratuwa. I am familiar with JSON and I have >>>> contributed >>>> > > to >>>> > > > Apache VXQuery during last year's GSoC where I was involved with >>>> the >>>> > > issue >>>> > > > VXQUERY-178 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VXQUERY-178> >>>> to >>>> > > support >>>> > > > JSONiq for VXQuery. >>>> > > > I would like to work with Apache AsterixDB for this year's GSoC >>>> on >>>> > the >>>> > > > issue "Support the standard GIS objects". >>>> > > > I have currently set up AsterixDB as in [1] and am attempting to >>>> > > > familiarize with the code base and am looking into GeoJSON format. >>>> > Please >>>> > > > kindly help me get started with the task and to prepare a good >>>> proposal >>>> > > by >>>> > > > directing me to beginner issues that I can try fixing or things I >>>> > should >>>> > > be >>>> > > > learning to understand the project better. >>>> > > > >>>> > > > Thank you. >>>> > > > Riyafa >>>> > > > >>>> > > > [1] https://asterixdb.apache.org/dev-setup.html >>>> > > > -- >>>> > > > Riyafa Abdul Hameed >>>> > > > Undergraduate, University of Moratuwa >>>> > > > >>>> > > > Email: [email protected] >>>> > > > Website: https://riyafa.wordpress.com/ < >>>> http://riyafa.wordpress.com/> >>>> > > > <http://facebook.com/riyafa.ahf> <http://lk.linkedin.com/in/riy >>>> afa> >>>> > > > <http://twitter.com/Riyafa1> >>>> > > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Riyafa Abdul Hameed >>> Undergraduate, University of Moratuwa >>> >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Website: https://riyafa.wordpress.com/ <http://riyafa.wordpress.com/> >>> <http://facebook.com/riyafa.ahf> <http://lk.linkedin.com/in/riyafa> >>> <http://twitter.com/Riyafa1> >>> >> >> >
