Sovik, Thank you for preparing your proposal. Just a couple of things: 1. You need to make your application via the Google Summer of Code web site, not directly to OSM (but it is good to seek views of OSM members on your project!). The closing date for applications is tomorrow, so you need to do this very soon if you haven't already done it. 2. When you submit your application, could you expand it to explailn how it relates to OpenStreetMap please? From what you have sent it sounds interesting, but I can not see how it relates to this project and its code base.
Regards Graham. On 8 April 2010 11:55, Sovik Nath <sovi...@gmail.com> wrote: > *MAPPING SNOW DISTRIBUTION FOR TEMPERATE GLACIER* > > NAME > Sovik Kumar Nath > > EMAIL > *sovi...@gmail.com* > > LIST OF LANGUAGES KNOWN > C, Matlab, IDRISI, Open office. I had access to licensed software at the > university. But now getting involved in open source development for mapping > and data visualization > > CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN > Student, Masters in geography, specializing in cryosphere > > PROJECT PROPOSAL > In-situ field measurements of snow depth in a glacier are measured by snow > probing method. The height of the snow probe gives the snow accumulated on > the glacier at the particular point in one season. GPS is used for locating > the point. A number of measurements are taken by snow probe at different > points on the glacier to get an estimate of snow distribution. However these > measurements are at irregular grid. The code aims to convert the the > irregular in-situ field measurements in a regular grid and then map snow > distribution. I made fieldtrip of the glacier and have collected the snow > depth measurements for the year 2010. The snow distribution map will help to > estimate amount of snow accumulated for the current year 2009-2010. When I > model the field data, a better visualization of one year's snow accumulation > on the glacier will be provided. > The utilities of the code are > > - > > visualization and mapping of snow distribution on glacier > - > > comparison of snow accumulation for different seasons > > > Origin of idea > > I was digitizing maps by clicking points along the contour lines on the > computer screen. For field measurements of snow depth, I was using the snow > probe to measure snow depth at different points. It was a flat glacier. > Effectively what was I doing on the flat computer screen, I was making > similar `digitization` of the snow depth. In the case of field measurements > I was changing the real situation into numerical units. So like topography > map, a digital snow distribution map can be produced. > > METHOD > **Plotting in-situ field measurements of snow depth points (GPS x,y and > snow height(H)) > Defining a regular grid > Interpolation of the snow depth points to the regular grid points > Defining the glacier boundary by points (GPS x,y,h) > Subtracting the glacier boundary from the grid > Dividing the range of snow height into groups > Snow distribution map by joining the similar group > > TIME AVAILABLE TO WORK ON PROJECT > The project is one part of my masters dissertation. I work on the project 3 > hours per day > > HANDLING SITUATIONS: > I can work alone, need guidance for interpolation component. > > HOBBIES > Walking, map reading, geometry > > > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev > > -- Dr. Graham Jones Hartlepool, UK email: grahamjones...@gmail.com
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