Edit: Sorry for the lack of clarity in my previous post - the link to the renewal proposal is https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ Improve_%27Upload_to_Commons%27_Android_App/Renewal . The other metawiki link is for the old/completed grant.
Regards, Josephine On 18 July 2017 at 19:59, Josephine Lim <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > > The Wikimedia Commons app [1] (a community-maintained Android app that > allows users to upload photos to Commons from their phone) was funded via > an Individual Engagement Grant [2] last year and has several new features - > a list and map of nearby places that need photos (based on Wikidata), > category suggestions based on the image title, prevention of duplicate > uploads, and a new tutorial to educate new users on what types of photos > should or should not be uploaded. During the grant period, 20554 new files > were uploaded via the app with an overall deletion rate of 15.74% (11.7% in > the final two weeks after the new tutorial was implemented), and 3485 > images that were uploaded via the app were used in Wikimedia articles. > > While we are very happy with the progress made, there are many other > improvements that we would like to make but were not able to fit into the > scope of the previous grant. Thus we are proposing a renewal [3] of the IEG > in order to work on these. Highlights of the proposed improvements include: > > - Enhancing the "Nearby places that need photos" feature by (1) allowing > users to upload their image directly from a location on the list or map, > with suggested title and categories based on the associated Wikidata item, > and (2) displaying the user's real-time position on the map to allow easier > navigation to the location they wish to photograph > - Improving user education by displaying Commons account and user talk > notifications (e.g. picture nominated for deletion) in the app, adding a > gallery of featured images, and adding various notices and explanations in > the upload screen > - A sleeker, more intuitive, and more interactive user interface - a > floating action button for uploads, "Nearby places that need photos" in a > tab alongside the user's contributions, and a panel to display Commons > account notifications and information about the nearest place that needs > photos > - Various technical and quality-of-life improvements, such as two-factor > authentication login, multiple uploads, preventing overwrites, and fixing > memory leaks and battery drain issues > > We are especially excited about the "Nearby places that need photos" > enhancements, as we feel that it can help reduce the number of geo-located > Wikidata items that lack pictures, and provide pictures for Wikimedia > articles that lack them. We believe that this is one of our main strengths > as a mobile app - users can have a seamless workflow where they can browse > the places that need photos, select one and move to the location, and then > directly upload the photo after taking it (with relevant titles and > categories suggested), all within the same app and without needing to use a > computer. > > Please do take a look at our proposal [3], feel free to provide feedback > and make new suggestions on the Discussion page, and/or endorse the > proposal if you see fit. If you would like to be part of the project, new > volunteers and additions to our diverse team are always welcome - please > visit our GitHub repository [4] and say "Hi". :) > > Many thanks! > > > Regards, > Josephine (Commons app project maintainer) > > [1] *https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons>* > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Improve_%27Up > load_to_Commons%27_Android_App > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ > Improve_%27Upload_to_Commons%27_Android_App/Renewal > [4] https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons > >
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