Hi, Thank you for your interest in applying for GSoC with Openstreetmap. I am sure the person that raised that project idea will reply with some more information, but here are a few thougts from me. - It is important to understand the fundamentals of what OSM is, so please start by creating an account and making some improvements to the map in your local area. - It would also be good to look at the data structure so that you appreciate that OSM is really a database of geographic information which can be turned into map images. Details of the xml file format can be found on our wiki - Provision of map tile images is a secondary service, and a number of companies provide map tiles based on OSM data. - I would be very keen on any 'end user' applications like this one having clear links to a 'how to improve this map' page to help encourage contributions, not just use the data. - In terms of your specific questions on the project idea, the idea listed quite a few features that could be made available - I would search for these things on the osm wiki to see what is available at the moment, which you could integrate into widgets. - I am not familiar with widgets for blogs etc, but as you say, I think they are javascript programmes which interact with both the host environment (wiki, blog etc) and the osm based service. I think it should be possible to make it a stand alone system where you can say 'copy this code into your website'? From your mail I think you know more than me about this bit though!
Hope that helps. Please feel free to ask more questions as you develop your proposal. Regards Graham from my phone On 19 Mar 2012 03:18, "Shivansh Srivastava" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, I am Shivansh, pursuing Engineering at BITS Pilani, currently in my 3rd year. I am well versed in Web Technologies, that include HTML5, JavaScripts (jQuery), CSS; with PHP & MySQL and App Development for Windows Phone 7. I have worked in my college on several websites with the same knowledge. I had also given a talk at the 3rd WikiConference held at Mumbai on "Improving Wiki UI using AJAX & jQuery" & presented 4 ideas/projects with the Wiki community. I am interested in pursuing the *OSM Widget Creator* listed on the Ideas page. I have a few queries regarding the same- 1. Most of it can be done through javascript (more effectively through jQuery). But since I am new to OSM, I want to know how would I work on it? Would it be in a similar way as MediaWiki, by downloading the software & developing, or working on my user common.js? 2. Could I also be enlightened on the kinds of widget expected to be developed? I would like to take the opportunity to learn as much as I can working on the ideas & contribute during the summer. With Regards, -- Shivansh Srivastava | +91-955-243-5407 | http://in.linkedin.com/pub/shivansh-srivastava/17/a50/b18<[email protected]> <[email protected]>Secretary, BITS Alumni Affairs Division | Web Expert, Newsletter, BITSAA International 3rd Year Undergraduate | B.E. (Hons.) - Electronics & Instrumentation BITS-Pilani. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
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