[SoC] Re: [GRASS-dev] SoC proposal

[Jarekj Jasiewicz]

On 04/05/2011 11:40 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote:
> I can co-mentor as well - this could be another strong project by a student with excellent qualifications,
> Martin can you please add it to the ideas page - perhaps under raster so that we have everything in one place?
>
>
> Helena
>
> On Apr 5, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Markus Metz wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Martin Landa<landa.martin at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> 2011/3/31 Margherita Di Leo<diregola at gmail.com>:
>>>> I am willing to participate as student to GSoC with a GRASS GIS related
>>>> project.
>>>> I'm a third year PhD student and my main research interests lie in
>>>> hydrological modeling coupled with GIS.
>>>> My idea is the following: recently, in GRASS GIS new modules suitable for
>>>> hydrological analysis have been developed, r.stream*. I tested it and found
>>>> very complete and useful, I currently use it for hydrological analysis and
>>>> develop python scripts using it.
>>>> My idea for GSoC is to develop a sophisticated Graphical User Interface in
>>>> wxpython for r.stream*.
>>>> GIMP users may know the Filter Pack, that allow to see the preview of the
>>>> effects over an image. I imagine the r.stream* GUI something like that, in
>>>> which it's possible to see rapidly on a small portion of the area of
>>>> interest the result of the hydrological analysis, and then decide if apply
>>>> the analysis or not.
>>>>
>>>> It will include "multiple previews". Every result can be saved as an image
>>>> and set of parameters for future use in additional "preview windows", next
>>>> choose from group of possible parameters that which is most suitable.
>>>> Also, changing the extend of sample area will be available "on the fly".
>>>>
>>>> Parameters that shall to be shown are:
>>>> * network (vector) + optionally (order + elementary basins +
>>>> distance/elevation)
>>>>
>>>> Parameters to change:
>>>> * threshold
>>>> * Montgomery exponent
>>>> * SFD treshold
>>>>
>>>> Optionally:
>>>> * Flow accumulation map
>>>> * Map of depressions
>>>>
>>>> The advantage of such a graphical interface is to allow the user to have a
>>>> simple approach to a sophisticated thing like hydrology. Many hydrologists
>>>> use other GIS suites because they simply don't know or don't know how to use
>>>> r.stream*. I believe that such a GUI could improve the user approach to
>>>> hydrological analysis in GRASS.
>>>>
>>>> My tentative of timeline is the following:
>>>>
>>>> 2 weeks: design interface based on other similar software
>>>> 3 weeks - midterm goal: get a preview widget working in grass7
>>>> 3 weeks: add functionality and documentation
>>>> 1 week: testing
>>>> final goal: working GUI for grass7
>>> I could be co-mentor for this project (wxGUI part), anyone interested
>>> to mentor this project from hydrological modeling point of view?
>>>
>> I could co-mentor the hydrological component.
>>
>> Markus M
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and of course I would be a co-mentor of this project
Jarek