I can co-mentor as well - this could be another strong project by a student with excellent qualifications, Martin can you please add it to the ideas page - perhaps under raster so that we have everything in one place?
Helena On Apr 5, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Markus Metz wrote: > 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. > > Markus M > _______________________________________________ > SoC mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/soc _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
