On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Martin Landa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > 2011/3/31 Margherita Di Leo <[email protected]>: >> I am willing to participate as student to GSoC with a GRASS GIS related >> project. >> I'm a third year PhD student and my main research interests lie in >> hydrological modeling coupled with GIS. >> My idea is the following: recently, in GRASS GIS new modules suitable for >> hydrological analysis have been developed, r.stream*. I tested it and found >> very complete and useful, I currently use it for hydrological analysis and >> develop python scripts using it. >> My idea for GSoC is to develop a sophisticated Graphical User Interface in >> wxpython for r.stream*. >> GIMP users may know the Filter Pack, that allow to see the preview of the >> effects over an image. I imagine the r.stream* GUI something like that, in >> which it's possible to see rapidly on a small portion of the area of >> interest the result of the hydrological analysis, and then decide if apply >> the analysis or not. >> >> It will include "multiple previews". Every result can be saved as an image >> and set of parameters for future use in additional "preview windows", next >> choose from group of possible parameters that which is most suitable. >> Also, changing the extend of sample area will be available "on the fly". >> >> Parameters that shall to be shown are: >> * network (vector) + optionally (order + elementary basins + >> distance/elevation) >> >> Parameters to change: >> * threshold >> * Montgomery exponent >> * SFD treshold >> >> Optionally: >> * Flow accumulation map >> * Map of depressions >> >> The advantage of such a graphical interface is to allow the user to have a >> simple approach to a sophisticated thing like hydrology. Many hydrologists >> use other GIS suites because they simply don't know or don't know how to use >> r.stream*. I believe that such a GUI could improve the user approach to >> hydrological analysis in GRASS. >> >> My tentative of timeline is the following: >> >> 2 weeks: design interface based on other similar software >> 3 weeks - midterm goal: get a preview widget working in grass7 >> 3 weeks: add functionality and documentation >> 1 week: testing >> final goal: working GUI for grass7 > > I could be co-mentor for this project (wxGUI part), anyone interested > to mentor this project from hydrological modeling point of view? > I could co-mentor the hydrological component.
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