[OSM-dev] Introduction

2016-02-14 Thread Aditya Divekar
Hi everyone! My name is Aditya Divekar. I am a sophomore from IIT Guwahati. I would like to work with OpenStreetMap on the project - Addition of POI Webapp functionality. The project describes a very native problem, and I would like to work towards its solution. Please help me get started in the ri

Re: [OSM-dev] introduction

2015-11-24 Thread Oleksiy Muzalyev
Hello Joseph, I just mapped a large modern building in the city of Maroua, the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon: http://osm.org/go/wN0IevvAd--?m= I see that there are a lot of unmapped streets and buildings in Cameroon (as in many other countries too). It is a good way to start, I

[OSM-dev] introduction

2015-11-24 Thread Joseph Suh
hello everyone, im Joseph from Cameroon . Im third year undergraduate in the university of Buea Cameroon , major in computer software engineering. i just joined this community and will like to contribute. Can someone please tell me where to start? thanks

[OSM-dev] introduction

2015-11-23 Thread Joseph Suh
hello everyone, im joseph a third year undergraduate student at the University Of Buea Cameroon. Im good in javascript and java. I came across this organization while going through the list of accepted organizations for gsoc 2015. I have visited the ideas page and i will like to cntribute to this

Re: [OSM-dev] Introduction as a prospective GSoC'15 student

2015-03-13 Thread Serge Wroclawski
Shrey, My apologies in not getting back to you sooner about your inquy, I've been offline part of this week and have not had the time to get to your information. I have put information on both projects up on the wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Emacsen#GSoC_OSM_Moderation_Queue_Pro

Re: [OSM-dev] Introduction as a prospective GSoC'15 student

2015-03-06 Thread Peter Barth
Hello Shrey, Shrey Bagroy schrieb: > Is there some way I could start contributing to OSM? regarding the projects you're interested in, there's a detailed description on Serge's userpage for both projects here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Emacsen For the moderation queue: You can sta

Re: [OSM-dev] Introduction as a prospective GSoC'15 student

2015-03-06 Thread Shrey Bagroy
Hi Ian! I actually spent some time exploring OSM before I sent this email. I went through the tutorials, got a feel for the tools and added a few places to the map in my neighborhood. I also talked to a few people on the IRC and got a general idea about the projects that I have shown an interest in

Re: [OSM-dev] Introduction as a prospective GSoC'15 student

2015-03-06 Thread Ian Dees
Hi Shrey! Welcome to OSM. One of the most important things we look for in a potential student is their knowledge of our dataset and tools. I recommend that you get started by spending some time mapping your area, going through the tutorials at learnosm.org, and get to a point where you feel fluent

[OSM-dev] Introduction as a prospective GSoC'15 student

2015-03-06 Thread Shrey Bagroy
Hi, I'm an undergraduate student, studying Computer Science and Engineering at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology,Delhi. I am interested in the Moderation Queue and OSM Anomaly detection projects, which I found in OSM's ideas list for GSoC'15. My background is of a web developer.I am

Re: [OSM-dev] Introduction

2010-03-22 Thread Graham Jones
Waldemar, It is good to see that you are interested in participating in GSoC with OpenStreetMap! As you say in your note, this scope project has the potential to be very wide, but it will be important to set some achievable goals to turn it into a suitable project for GSoC. The basis will be to

[OSM-dev] Introduction

2010-03-22 Thread waldemar quevedo
Hello OSM Community! I thought about introducing myself properly. My name is Waldemar Quevedo, and I'm a student at the Tec de Monterrey in Guadalajara,Mexico. On my last year of university I have been focusing on learning artificial intelligence and computer graphics and also did an internship at