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== Application Deadline ==
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* Application is due 28 October 2019 ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20191028T16&p1=1440 exact time])
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* Timeline: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/timeline
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== General Information ==
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* '''Why does your organization want to participate in Google Code-in 2019? (500 character limit)''' After participating in GCI the past two years, OSGeo believes that it is important to introduce the future young leaders to our vibrant community of over 42 different software projects. We feel that this will be another fun experience for both the mentors and the students, with benefits to the software projects and the whole OSGeo community.
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* '''How has your organization prepared for Google Code-in 2018? (500 character limit)''' OSGeo has assembled an admin team, made up of veteran Summer of Code and GCI participants, and have put out a call for mentors (we currently have 10+ mentors so far https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2019_Mentors). Mentors have been already recording tasks (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2019_Tasks) and we will keep adding tasks in the next month.
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* '''Has your organization participated in Google Code-in before? (yes or no)''' Yes: 2018 & 2017
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* '''Has your organization participated in Google Summer of Code before? (yes or no)''' Yes
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* '''In which years did your organization participate in Google Summer of Code?''' 2007 to 2019
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* '''How many mentors have committed to participate?'''  14
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* '''How do you plan to deal with any holidays or vacations mentors may have planned during the contest period? (500 character limit)''' We are asking for several mentors for each project, so that several mentors can assist throughout this coming holiday season.  We are also making sure to have mentors located in different timezones for each project. We will organize shifts for the days that we foresee scarce presence due to holidays.
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* '''How do you plan to deal with unresponsive mentors? (500 character limit)''' We have already setup a private mailing list for discussions with mentors and admins, and we have also asked for all contact details for all mentors. We have also a discrete backup. However, we also try to make sure that our mentors are aware that they commit and take responsibility to carry out the program until the end.
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* '''We would like to see 25 example tasks. (URL to sample tasks - Be sure to include tasks from all 5 categories)''' https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2019_Tasks
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== Public Profile ==
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* '''Short description (200 character limit)''' OSGeo is a non-profit organization serving as an umbrella organization for the Open Source Geospatial community.
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* '''Long description (1500 character limit - using "limited markdown" syntax)'''
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OSGeo is a non-profit organization serving as an umbrella organization for the Open Source Geospatial community in general and several code projects in particular:
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## Content Management Systems
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GeoNode
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## Desktop Applications
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GRASS GIS
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gvSIG
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Marble
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QGIS
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## Geospatial Libraries
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FDO
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GDAL/OGR
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GEOS
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GeoTools
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Orfeo ToolBox (OTB)
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OSSIM
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PostGIS
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## Metadata Catalogs
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GeoNetwork
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pycsw
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## Web Mapping
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deegree
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geomajas
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GeoMOOSE
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GeoServer
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Mapbender
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MapFish
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MapGuide Open Source
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MapServer
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OpenLayers
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PyWPS
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## Incubating Projects
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istSOS
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MetaCRS
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Opticks
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Oskari
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Team Engine
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ZOO-Project
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## Outreach Projects
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GeoForAll - Education and Curriculum
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OSGeo-Live
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## OSGeo Community Projects
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Geoinformatica
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GeoWebCache
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MapProxy
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pgRouting
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Portable GIS
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Postal Address Geo-Coder
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Proj4php
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Pronto Raster
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Virtual Terrain Project
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We host regional and international FOSS4G conferences with typical attendance of 500-1200+ geospatial developers, industry and government leaders, and researchers. Our mailing lists collectively go out to ~ 31.050 unique subscribers.
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* '''Tags (enter 5 only - A few keywords to help students find your organization. Examples: Machine Learning, Video, Kernel, Games, Natural Language, Graphics. Do not include programming languages and technologies or your organization's name)''' geospatial, maps, cartography, gis, application
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* '''Programming languages and technologies (enter 5 only)''' c, java, python, c++, javascript
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* '''Primary Open Source License''' MIT License (MIT)
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== Contact Methods ==
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* '''Chat (Link to a web page that describes how to access your realtime chat):''' https://gitter.im/OSGeo-GCI/community
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* '''Mailing list (Link to a page describing how to join your organization's mailing list):''' https://www.osgeo.org/community/communications/
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* '''Contact email (A general purpose contact email for your organization):''' gci-osgeo at googlegroups dot com
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* '''Twitter URL:''' https://twitter.com/osgeo
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== Extra Task Information ==
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* '''Short instructions or tips to be displayed with every task. May include limited Markdown. Example: See http://link for information on how to checkout, build, and run the code. Don't forget to join the IRC channel to ask mentors questions):''' Don't forget to join the OSGeo-GCI Gitter channel to ask mentors questions directly in your browser through: https://www.osgeo.org/community/communications/
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* '''Common task information link (A URL for a web page that will be linked to from every task as "Working with OSGeo")''' https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2019#Communication
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 31 October 2019

GCI-logo.jpg @ Osgeo-logo.png

Application Deadline

General Information

  • Why does your organization want to participate in Google Code-in 2019? (500 character limit) After participating in GCI the past two years, OSGeo believes that it is important to introduce the future young leaders to our vibrant community of over 42 different software projects. We feel that this will be another fun experience for both the mentors and the students, with benefits to the software projects and the whole OSGeo community.
  • Has your organization participated in Google Code-in before? (yes or no) Yes: 2018 & 2017
  • Has your organization participated in Google Summer of Code before? (yes or no) Yes
  • In which years did your organization participate in Google Summer of Code? 2007 to 2019
  • How many mentors have committed to participate? 14
  • How do you plan to deal with any holidays or vacations mentors may have planned during the contest period? (500 character limit) We are asking for several mentors for each project, so that several mentors can assist throughout this coming holiday season. We are also making sure to have mentors located in different timezones for each project. We will organize shifts for the days that we foresee scarce presence due to holidays.
  • How do you plan to deal with unresponsive mentors? (500 character limit) We have already setup a private mailing list for discussions with mentors and admins, and we have also asked for all contact details for all mentors. We have also a discrete backup. However, we also try to make sure that our mentors are aware that they commit and take responsibility to carry out the program until the end.

Public Profile

  • Short description (200 character limit) OSGeo is a non-profit organization serving as an umbrella organization for the Open Source Geospatial community.
  • Long description (1500 character limit - using "limited markdown" syntax)
OSGeo is a non-profit organization serving as an umbrella organization for the Open Source Geospatial community in general and several code projects in particular:

## Content Management Systems

GeoNode

## Desktop Applications

GRASS GIS
gvSIG
Marble
QGIS

## Geospatial Libraries

FDO
GDAL/OGR
GEOS
GeoTools
Orfeo ToolBox (OTB)
OSSIM
PostGIS

## Metadata Catalogs

GeoNetwork
pycsw

## Web Mapping

deegree
geomajas
GeoMOOSE
GeoServer
Mapbender
MapFish
MapGuide Open Source
MapServer
OpenLayers
PyWPS

## Incubating Projects

istSOS
MetaCRS
Opticks
Oskari
Team Engine
ZOO-Project

## Outreach Projects

GeoForAll - Education and Curriculum
OSGeo-Live

## OSGeo Community Projects

Geoinformatica
GeoWebCache
MapProxy
pgRouting
Portable GIS
Postal Address Geo-Coder
Proj4php
Pronto Raster
Virtual Terrain Project

We host regional and international FOSS4G conferences with typical attendance of 500-1200+ geospatial developers, industry and government leaders, and researchers. Our mailing lists collectively go out to ~ 31.050 unique subscribers.
  • Tags (enter 5 only - A few keywords to help students find your organization. Examples: Machine Learning, Video, Kernel, Games, Natural Language, Graphics. Do not include programming languages and technologies or your organization's name) geospatial, maps, cartography, gis, application
  • Programming languages and technologies (enter 5 only) c, java, python, c++, javascript
  • Primary Open Source License MIT License (MIT)

Contact Methods

  • Contact email (A general purpose contact email for your organization): gci-osgeo at googlegroups dot com

Extra Task Information

  • Short instructions or tips to be displayed with every task. May include limited Markdown. Example: See http://link for information on how to checkout, build, and run the code. Don't forget to join the IRC channel to ask mentors questions): Don't forget to join the OSGeo-GCI Gitter channel to ask mentors questions directly in your browser through: https://www.osgeo.org/community/communications/

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