Re: [Talk-in] GSoC Idea -- Openstreetmap Indic Localization helper tool

[Aruna S]

This thread is so great!

> [1] https://gitlab.com/indicproject/gsoc-2017/edit/master/ideas-list.md
> [2] http://varnamproject.org

The varnam link doesn't work for me. Can someone help?

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Re: [Talk-in] GSoC Idea -- Openstreetmap Indic Localization helper tool

[Yogesh K S]

This tool is very much needed.

This idea should perhaps be suggested on the GSoC 2017 Project Ideas
page on OpenStreetMap wiki[1] or on the indicproject discuss site[2] for
prospective students and community members to take a look at it.

[1]https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2017/Project_Ideas
[2]https://discourse.indicproject.org/c/dev/gsoc


On 02/14/2017 09:00 AM, Thejesh GN wrote:
> Awesome idea. We need it like now :)
>
> Let me know if you need any help in writing. 
>
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> On 13-Feb-2017 4:58 PM, "Arun Ganesh"  > wrote:
>
> Great idea Srikanth, this is definitely much needed. Maybe you can
> share the idea on the talk list as well for feedback.
>
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan
> > wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to suggest an idea to build a tool which could help
> in improving the ease of localization of map data for
> openstreetmap. Currently, OSM localisations are done manually
> by volunteer editors manually mostly. Some editors have built
> custom tools to bulk upload localizations, but there is no
> easy tool which could be easily used to localize manually /
> verify machine-assisted localizations to improve the speed of
> localization in OSM map data.
>
> Nomino[1] is a tool available to perform localization, but the
> tool is unmaintained, doesnt offer suggestions. With Wikidata
> and google translate API's we can reasonably ensure
> correctness of automated translation if they match, when they
> dont match, it still provides reasonably good suggestions,
> which users can just pick. Since we are dealing with names of
> places, copyright issues dont arise. A tool, like Nomino, with
> suggestions from Wikidata, Google translate integrating with
> OSM APIs would be of great utility in increasing the pace of
> localizations, while ensuring that such localizations are
> manually verified by user and not purely machine translated.
>
> Let me know if this is acceptable GSoC idea, which students
> can work. I can offer any help in improving this idea /
> project. Thanks.
>
> [1] http://nomino.openstreetmap.fr/
>  
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Re: [Talk-in] GSoC Idea -- Openstreetmap Indic Localization helper tool

[Arun Ganesh]

Great idea Srikanth, this is definitely much needed. Maybe you can share
the idea on the talk list as well for feedback.

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Srikanth Lakshmanan 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I wanted to suggest an idea to build a tool which could help in improving
> the ease of localization of map data for openstreetmap. Currently, OSM
> localisations are done manually by volunteer editors manually mostly. Some
> editors have built custom tools to bulk upload localizations, but there is
> no easy tool which could be easily used to localize manually / verify
> machine-assisted localizations to improve the speed of localization in OSM
> map data.
>
> Nomino[1] is a tool available to perform localization, but the tool is
> unmaintained, doesnt offer suggestions. With Wikidata and google translate
> API's we can reasonably ensure correctness of automated translation if they
> match, when they dont match, it still provides reasonably good suggestions,
> which users can just pick. Since we are dealing with names of places,
> copyright issues dont arise. A tool, like Nomino, with suggestions from
> Wikidata, Google translate integrating with OSM APIs would be of great
> utility in increasing the pace of localizations, while ensuring that such
> localizations are manually verified by user and not purely machine
> translated.
>
> Let me know if this is acceptable GSoC idea, which students can work. I
> can offer any help in improving this idea / project. Thanks.
>
> [1] http://nomino.openstreetmap.fr/
>
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> Regards
> Srikanth.L
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