GSoC 2017 - 3D OSM Plugin API for ESA-NASA Web World Wind
Introduction
The goal of this project is to create a plugin API to display OpenStreetMap (OSM) data on NASA Web World Wind virtual globe in three dimensions. The OSM data is going to be fetched in real time based on a bounding box or a URL for OSM data and some keywords. The adapter will offer a function to extrude the polygons present in the fetched data using an arbitrary height value. Additionally the project may extract the real heights of buildings using DSM data and apply these heights to extrusion, improve performance via various caching techniques, and tile the data. In case the tiling will be implemented, a new adapter may be created to tile any GeoJSON data.
Tentative Schedule
| Time frame | Task |
|---|---|
| May 30 - June 8 2017 | OSM data retrieval and filtering |
| June 9 - 15 2017 | OSM data rendering |
| June 16 - 26 2017 | Extrusion of OSM polygon data |
| June 27 - July 2 2017 | Investigation of caching techniques |
| July 3 - 20 2017 | Implementation of caching |
| July 21 - 24 2017 | Search for DSM data with a large enough coverage |
| July 25 - August 9 2017 | Implementation of an algorithm to match the DSM and OSM buildings |
| August 10 - 20 2017 | Development of a use case application to showcase the API developed, where bounding box is defined by drawing a rectangle on the globe, or providing a URL for data |
| August 21 - 29 2017 | User interface implementation |
ɤ In case time remains, existing tiling procedures will be investigated and the most suitable one will be implemented.
Weekly Reports
Week 1
- What did you get done this week?
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- What do you plan on doing next week?
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- Are you blocked on anything?
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