[mapserver-dev] Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] Google Summer of Code 2008

[Yewondwossen Assefa]

If the KML output is chosen by a student, I would like to be able to 
mentor or co-mentor the project.

Assefa



Daniel Morissette wrote:
> Steve Lime wrote:
>> FYI folks. Would be nice to participate this year. If others agree we 
>> should start getting
>> some ideas together. A couple of ideas off the top of my head:
>>
>>   - KML driver for output, draw and query
>>   - implementation of Steve Woodbridge's label collision test idea
>>
> 
> Yes, I think we should try to do a better job with GSoC this year. Last 
> year if I remember correctly almost all participating projects got 2-3 
> students, so it's a shame that MapServer wasn't there.
> 
> I went through our brainstorming thread from last year 
> (http://www.nabble.com/Google-Summer-of-Code-Ideas-to9378841.html) and 
> here are some of the ideas that we could potentially put on our list for 
> this year:
> 
>   - KML driver
>   - label drawing efficiency (building on Steve W.'s bit cache idea)
>   - autorotation for polygon features
>   - run-time joins for rendering and classification
>   - develop a stable C API
>   - optimizations for tiled maps, particularly around labeling
>     and feature continuity.
> 
> We need to keep in mind that SoC projects need to be self contained and 
> feasible by a student over the course of a summer. Don't expect students 
> to work full time for 3 months on the project... my experience from last 
> year is that they don't (or not all of them do anyway).
> 
> We'll also need mentors... I was mentor for one of the GDAL SoC projects 
> last year and did a poor job due to my lack of availability (or lack of 
> commitment?). If we want good results then we need to dedicate some time 
> (1-2 hours per week?) or perhaps schedule bi-weekly meetings to stay in 
> touch with the student and make sure he's doing okay and making some 
> progress. I like the idea of 2 mentors per student that was in Wolf's 
> email... a primary mentor and a backup for each project... that would 
> definitely help.
> 
> Daniel


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