Hi Emanuela, Thank you for your interest in applying for GSoC with Openstreetmap. This list will be fine to ask questions - the person who proposed the project idea should reply here.
Here are a few suggestions to get you started: - It is important to understand the fundamentals of what OSM is, so if you have not done so before, 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 OSM data structure. Details of the xml file format can be found on our wiki. Not directly relevant to the particular project idea that you are thinking of, but we are asking all applicants to show an understanding of the basics of how OSM works this year, irrespective of their particular project proposal, as you will see on our application template. - I think the project idea is about developing a plugin for the JOSM editor? If so it would be good to have a look at that and learn to use it, then have a look at the code and some example plugins to see how they work - you should find lots of information on the OSM wiki. Hope that helps. Please feel free to ask more questions as you develop your proposal. I would ask the person who proposed the idea to reply here with a bit more information please, as this is not something I know anything about! Regards Graham -- Graham Jones Hartlepool, UK.
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