Organic Maps
Google Summer of Code 2023 #4342
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Would like to see tracking in Organic Maps. |
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Hello @rtsisyk and Organic Maps Team, I hope you doing great. First of all, let me introduce Myself I am Ashok Kumar. I am a student and Android Developer. I am writing this to let you know that I am interested in participating as a contributor in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2023 program with your organization. I am a motivated and enthusiastic student with a passion for open-source development and a strong interest in mapping and geographic information systems. I am excited to apply my skills and contribute to the Organic Maps project. My technical skills, which include C, C++, Java, SQL, Android Development, and Good Knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms, and I am also currently doing an internship at the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Kharagpur as an Android Developer. I believe that would make me a suitable candidate for this opportunity. I am confident I can bring value to the project and help drive its development. I have reviewed the current features and functionalities of the Organic Maps application. I noticed some bugs and needed features for the app from an end-user perspective and would like to propose working on to make
I am particularly interested in this project as it aligns with my area of interest and will provide me with an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the open-source community. I am committed to delivering high-quality work and understand the importance of clear and effective communication in open-source projects. I am a quick learner and have a strong ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I look forward to the opportunity to work with your team and contribute to the growth and success of the Organic Maps project. Best regards, |
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Thanks for your interest to this project. GSoC 2023 applications will open soon. Please try to fix a bug to get some sense of working on this project first. |
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Hello @biodranik @rtsisyk , I followed the steps as described in docs/INSTALL.md. I am actually facing an error while setting up the project in my local system. The error message I receive is: " Caused by: org.gradle.api.resources.MissingResourceException: Could not read script 'C:\Users\ashok\AndroidStudioProjects\organicmaps-master\android\secure.properties' as it does not exist." I was unable to resolve the issue. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in resolving this problem so I can set up the project and continue my work. Thank you in advance for your help. |
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Follow this document to install your dev environment https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md |
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Please run configure.sh |
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hello @rtsisyk, I actually downloaded the zip file and extracted android folder into android studio and I followed the steps in docs/INSTALLmd - Android. I didn't noticed that getting sources are first steps to start for desktop, android and ios. I think that is the reason why this error occurred. Now I cloned the repository, the files are downloading. I will carefully follow the steps again this time. i will inform you if the project is setup correctly or if I got any issue again. thank you again. |
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Thanks for the suggestion @biodranik , I'll make sure to check the documentation in the docs folder before addressing any issues. I will set up the project and try to fix some issues. I appreciate your help and support. |
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Hello, @rtsisyk and @biodranik I Hope you guys are doing well. I had a look at the GSoC 23 ideas, and I would love to work on completing the project which I took up last year.
I guess to complete the project successfully it would be really beneficial if we could spend some time in planning what needs to be done, and how to approach it. Regarding what needs to be done, I guess this is a really good checklist. But some of the tasks like implementing Routing and Navigation(As far as I can remember, with the current implementation of navigation, it would be a challenge to implement it AA, I guess we would need to refactor quite some code for it, please let me know your views on this @AndrewShkrob, also to give TBT instruction we will need some extra setup too ) are epics in themselves, it would be better if we could break them down into smaller parts. I personally feel that to work more efficiently and to complete the project it would be beneficial if we spend some time planning things out. Shall we get on a google meet and discuss this in detail? Also, I think we should keep rebasing this branch, every once in a while, so that we don't have to tackle a ton of merge conflicts at once, I will try making a pr regarding this as soon as I get time from my classes. And this idea also seems very interesting to me, any particular reason why Rust is the preferred language ? |
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Hello @AndrewShkrob , It's an excellent idea to have a google meet to discuss it in detail. As a newbie, it will also help me learn more about the project, and @shankarpriyank your experience would also help me to focus on an important task or work in Organic Maps. |
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@AndrewShkrob Actually the GSoC rules allows you to participate as a mentee 2 time, I guess you won't be able to participate as a mentee cause only students or newbies in OSS are eligible to participate (point no 7.1.a.4 and point no 7.1.b.4 of the rules page). Why don't you join @rtsisyk as a mentor and help me in finishing the project? Also is there any other place or site that you are following apart from the official page/documentation of AA? cause the speed at which you are figuring out stuff is insane and admirable. |
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@shankarpriyank |
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The main goal is to finish the AA feature and make it helpful to users. Will it be be done via GSoC program or not is less important. If development is motivated by money from Google more than by learning, contributing and doing public good, then it may not be the right place to start. We are interested in contributors who is motivated to use OM personally and can go deeper than just a GSoC task. Regarding the money, we're considering to reward active contributors with donations from users in the long term. Or even to become a part of our team if we get enough money for that. |
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@AndrewShkrob Thanks a lot for listing all the docs. |
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Hey, |
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Yeah that's fine I just want to contribute to open source, GSOC is a
secondary thing.
That's a great Idea to have to Google meet as I still don't know how to
code what to code in a unknown source code.
Arrange a meet with accordance to Indian Time Standard also. If the other
two agrees then take the discussion fwd.
Regards.
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According to GSoC rules, you can't participate more than one time. So, I
will take AA for GSoC this year. But, of course, you're still able to work
on it and help me finish this feature.
I'm currently working on "AA connection detection" task from the checklist
and then I'll take care of "Build route on the phone and navigate on AA"
and "Navigation screen" tasks.
Here is the list of tasks from the checklist you can work in parallel with
me:
- Support different levels of CarApi
- Foreground location service:
I'm not sure how this can be fixed but seem we need to make a "real"
foreground service with a message in a notification bar that the app is
using location services.
- Separate SharedPreferences for AA:
Perhaps, you will need C++ skills for this task
- Day/Night Mode
I'd like also to see an option in settings: "Night mode" -> {"Yes",
"No", "Auto"}
- Message Screen for permission request
- SurfaceRenderer callbacks:
The onFling callback is still not implemented. That will require C++
skills. An example of onScroll callback implementation can be found
here: #4150 <#4150>
You can also try to fix bugs in this PR:
#4382 <#4382>
#4425 <#4425>
And I think it's a good idea to have a google meet to discuss it in detail.
P.S.
As far as I know, it's already agreed that the Wikipedia parser will be
taken by the other person.
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Hello Organic Maps Team 👋, Hope you guys are doing well. I'm Nishant, A junior year MSc Computer Science Student. I have been working on android development for the better part of 2 years. I also have been contributing to another open-source project named AnkiDroid for the last year. I was mostly cleaning up the codebase, fixing bugs & implementing new features once in a while. Organic Maps got attention recently & there is some fixing & cleanup that can be done here. I would love to improve the quality of this app both for other fellow developers and end users. I would love to have a try at applying for Organic Maps in GSoC. |
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Hey, @rtsisyk I have submitted my proposal for Android Auto Support. |
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@rtsisyk is there any medium such as discord where we can discuss our proposals with the mentors? |
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What do you want to discuss? What tasks are you interested in? |
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I went through the idea list & would love to work on Android Auto Support. |
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We expect a detailed proposal that will include your estimation of what tasks can you do, considering that you understood the task and its UX/UI parts (that will require you to go deeper and think about it). |
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Hey @biodranik, @rtsisyk, and Organic Maps team, Firstly, thank you for all your work delivering Organic Maps and enrolling as a GSoC organisation. I hadn't heard of Organic Maps before, but it stood out to me when looking through the GSoC organisations list as it is something I would genuinely use and whose values align with my own. Coincidentally, I am going bikepacking in the Yorkshire Dales tomorrow, so I look forward to trying out Organic Maps - the feature which locates water sources will be handy. A bit about myself
Skills
Interests (aside from programming)
Whilst I have gained experience from my university studies and role, much of this work has been independent and on systems of lower-level maturity. That is why I'd love the opportunity to begin to work with others with similar values as myself - making software that people care about; I feel this is also the perfect chance for me to start contributing to opensource projects, as I will be finishing my degree this summer (and subsequently will have a lot more time). The project to which I am most suited and keen to commit myself to - Wikipedia Parser Revamp I shall continue to think about the delivery of this functionality. However, my initial thoughts are:
I look forward to hearing back from you, and thank you for your time. Regards, |
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Hi Charlie, please try Organic Maps first (and find some Wiki articles there) to better understand the whole picture :) The best next step is to start contributing by fixing some of our issues (we have 1300+!) to get a better feeling of the project. There are many issues that are not directly related to the C++ core or iOS/Android code. Regarding your initial thoughts:
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Hey again @biodranik, Apologies for the slow reply. I am back from my trip and have tried out Organic Maps - the information shown on the maps really impressed me and my friend. My friend had been to the Yorkshire Dales many times before but never realised how many caves there were that we wouldn't have noticed without using Organic Maps. However, when I was trying to use it to plan a route we had in mind, I did have a hard time adjusting the route to follow specific paths. The way I went about trying to map the route was by setting a start and end location and then by selecting a number of significant points along the map, in the hope it would use the adjoining path. Sometimes the adjoining path was used, however, in some cases, the route would not determine the best path between each added stop (see below for an example). Is this the best/right way to adjust a route or is this a user error? Regarding the usage of webhooks - my assumption would be that you could use a similar workflow using the dumps to initially populate the Wiki articles data. Then, for each downloaded article you could include them in a watchlist so that upon the updating of any article, WikiMedia API calls a webhook receiver endpoint which then performs the necessary actions to reflect those updates in Organic Maps. With this approach, only updated articles will be processed. I haven't trialed the WikiMedia API just yet, but it does appear to be possible. A follow on Q - is the downloading of dump data something that is initiated once a user downloads a specific map region or does this happen before in a centralised manner? I shall aim to complete an issue to better familiarise myself with the project and contribution. I shall let you know how I get on.
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Now OM offers the fastest route depending on OSM maps data. Please check at OpenStreetMap.org what are the tags/limitations/surface type in those ways that are not chosen by OM. |
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@charlie2clarke regarding wiki dumps, they of course are processed at the map generation stage, on our servers. Users are not involved in it in any way. |
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One thing I think I could make better about this app is the routing for cycling directions, and creating something that prioritizes cycling safety over shaving a couple minutes off a commute time. I'd usually rather take a 5 minute detour than ride my bike on a 40mph road. After working on my own app that combines cycling and transit directions, one feature I found super cool was the OpenTripPlanner API's balance between "fast", "flat", and "safe", where a user would select the tradeoff between these three. I haven't yet found an app that can do this on mobile, even though OpenTripPlanner also just uses OpenStreetMap Data. In addition to implementing this 3-way tradeoff inside Organic Maps, I think there are a couple other improvements to cycling safety that could be made off the top of my head:
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Hey @noraatfedora, I agree, I do really like that feature, especially when I am cycling around cities. In the past, I have used Citymapper which uses this approach, but with the options "fast", "quiet", and "regular". Have a look for some inspiration if it helps. |
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I'm Nathan, a sophomore in math and computer science, Rust and OSM fan, and sporadic Organic Maps user. I took a GIS class, did some work with Rust GDAL bindings for geodata processing, and am familiar with almost all the languages mentioned, so I think I'm technically capable of most of these projects. A lot of the task list projects look interesting to me: Wikipedia in particular (Rust 🦀, and it's useful and sounds like a fun problem), elevation/imagery data, track recorder, geo format support, and link unshortener. A few questions:
I'm going to get started on some bug. Thanks in advance for the help anyone provides (I asked a lot; sorry for so many questions...). |
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Hello @biodranik and @rtsisyk, hope you're doing well. I am Aryan, It would be fantastic to be able to get into the GSOC 2023 program and work closely with this awesome community. Would love to understand better the thinking behind the project, personas for whom these are being created, and the technical care-abouts for the codebase - is there someone I should get in touch with or should I start a thread on the discussions forum? Thanks in advance. |
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Please read docs folder, our web site, Telegram, and check/fix some existing issues first. |
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do i need to discuss projects other than those mentioned in the idea list before writing a proposal? |
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It may increase your chances to get accepted. |
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Hey @biodranik and @rtsisyk, I hope everything is going well for you guys. I would like to introduce myself as Ayush Arora, a B.Tech student who is interested in becoming an Android developer. I would be interested in contributing to your organisation as part of Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2023. I have installed and reviewed the Organic Maps application. As an end user, I observed some bugs and required features for the app and would like to propose working on Track Recorder for AndroidFor a while, I worked on
I am particularly interested in this project as it aligns with my area of interest and will provide me with an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the open-source community. Here are Some Questions About the Proposal
Please accept my sincere thanks for reading this. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. The Organic Maps project interests me and I am eager to work with you and your team. Best regards, |
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Active contributors that read all documentation, check existing source code, read our issues, and use Organic Maps daily (and thus have a better understanding of the project) have better chances. Proposals should show a deep understanding of the task and the project, and be close to reality. Proposals that have a convenient and thoughtful UX/UI, based on real Organic Maps and other map apps usage will have more chances. |
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Hello, I'm KDE Plasma and Plasma Mobile developer, and grateful Organic Maps user. I did a bit of research and can say the lack of ready for everyday use navigation app for Mobile Linux is a blocker for many. I started a relative discussion here: I communicated with the developer earlier when we hacked a custom Android firmware. Cheers! |
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Are you writing the proposal? Or the student? |
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I thought I could write it, couldn't I? |
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So I skimmed a GSoC docs again and it looks like the proposal should go from the student (contributor) indeed: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/wiki/GSoC-2023-ideas#proposals
Where the CV (and the proposal itself, I guess?) should be sent? Sorry if I didn't read the docs carefully and there shouldn't be such questions otherwise. The other things unclear: That's probably what we have here: The questions are:
Thanks. |
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I wrote a text to be included in the GSoC 2023 ideas Wiki.
@biodranik @rtsisyk could we publish it there? |
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Updated the wiki page. After a discussion with our team, we're open to try the new QML UI for Linux. Even if some performance issues will be discovered, they may be acceptable, especially for desktops. But to make it clear: Linux is not the highest priority now compared to other platforms, and compared to other GSoC tasks. We can not guarantee that we'll get enough slots from Google to include this task, as it won't be at the top of our list provided for Google's review. |
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Hello, I am a student from Greece and I would love to be a contributor on OM. I wanted to ask if you think I am running late on working for open issues and proposing for the GSOC. Either ways I will start doing research on the codebase. Thank you. |
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It's never too late, we're now observing potential candidates, and waiting for detailed (and close to reality) proposals that show a good and deep understanding of Organic Maps and its philosophy. |
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Hello @rtsisyk and @biodranik, I hope this message finds you both doing well 😊. As the contributor proposal has started, I would like to seek your guidance on the do's and don'ts of the proposal. During my research on the proposal process, I came across some organizations that provide sample proposal templates to their contributors. I was wondering if Organic Maps also has a sample proposal template that I could refer to? In my search for proposal templates, I observed that the major points covered are:
(Please let me know, if i had missed any points) I'm curious to know if Organic Maps recommends using a particular proposal format or if contributors are free to prepare the proposal in their preferred style. Perhaps this information can help other contributors who may have similar doubts. Your guidance in this matter would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance! |
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Your understanding is correct. Please also check this: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/wiki/GSoC-2023-ideas#proposals |
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Google Summer of Code Contributor Submission Deadline: April 04, 2023. Please hurry up! |
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Hello @rtsisyk I have submitted my proposal for the Android Auto support project. can you kindly review it and provide me with me some feedback? So that I can enhance it further if needed. thank you. |
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Hi @rtsisyk and all Organic maps team |
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Read docs, build the code, and read the code. There is no other way to learn ) |
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Hi @rtsisyk and @biodranik, I am a 2nd year computer science student, and I am interested in working on the Satellite imagery support (1) - Prepare imagery data. Thank you! |
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Those questions need smart answers and ideas. We're open to listening. |
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hello how can i apply to work on projects as Gsoc contributor plzz ? |
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I think it's over - 16 min until the gates are closed for contributors proposals. Sorry.. |
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https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline?hl=en#april_4_-_1800_utc |
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Just interested - what did you want to work on? |
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oh dawn😐
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… I think it's over - 16 min until the gates are closed for contributors
proposals. Sorry..
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thank you anyway. Next time may be
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On the basic rendering of app.
Reshape the overall user interface of textures on the mapodeliser
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map**
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… On the basic rendering of app.
Reshape the overall user interface of textures on the mapodeliser
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make more friendly the UI😅
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… map**
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Perhaps #2119 could be looked into. It would be a big thing imho, because most OSM based apps don't support these tags. |
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Hello, our beloved community! We plan to apply for Google Summer of Code 2023.
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global program that offers students stipends to write code for open source software projects. The program is run by Google and provides an opportunity for students to gain experience in open source development, as well as make connections in the tech community. Students work on a specific project with an open source organization during the summer and receive a stipend upon successful completion of the project. The program is open to students who are at least 18 years old and are currently enrolled in a college or university. GSoC is a highly competitive program, with thousands of students applying each year.
Our team are working on the list of proposed projects for GSoC 2023. If you have any ideas or want to participate as a "student" - please drop a message in this thread. Google also accept applicant who are not formally students but newcomers to opensource. Below are formal criteria you need to match:
https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq
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