Hi Graham, Thank you for your reply & insights.
I have already made my account, & was browsing through the Wiki. Could you give me a link to the svn, so that I can familiarize myself with the working of the code. I have various jQuery (Javascripts) + CSS based ideas in mind. 1. Interactive jQuery Dialog box - the widget can be loaded & it would give a brief description about the place. 2. MouseOver Effect - When mouseover some geographical unit, that part/area will cjane country, when viewed from a large distance. 3. jQuery Tooltip - a descriptive message which passes html element as a parameter onmouseover. 4. Any other such UI which comes to mind from anyone in the community? Could you please send me the link to the git/repo which I need to fork out, to get familiar with the project. Also, I couldnt find the desired repo on -https://github.com/cyclestreets - for the routing panel. If I am missing out on any link, please direct me to it. Cheers, On 19 March 2012 12:51, Graham Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- 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.
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