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== Application Questions ==
 
== Application Questions ==
  
* '''Why does your organization want to participate in Google Code-in 2018? (500 character limit)''' After participating in our first GCI experience last year, where students completed 649 tasks, 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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<!--* '''Why does your organization want to participate in Google Code-in 2018? (500 character limit)''' After participating in our first GCI experience last year, where students completed 649 tasks, 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.
  
 
* '''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_2018_Mentors). Mentors have been already recording tasks (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2018_Tasks) and we will keep adding tasks in the next month.
 
* '''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_2018_Mentors). Mentors have been already recording tasks (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Code_In_2018_Tasks) and we will keep adding tasks in the next month.
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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.
 
* '''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.
  
* '''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_2018_Tasks
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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_2018_Tasks -->
  
 
== Profile ==
 
== Profile ==

Revision as of 02:32, 15 October 2019

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Application Deadline

Application Questions

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 email (A general purpose contact email for your organization) gci-admin at osgeo.org
  • Extra task information (250 character limit - 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 IRC channel to ask mentors questions, on freenode.net (connect directly in your browser through https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=osgeo-gci).

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