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Contributing to Open Source Project as a Student through Google Summer of Code: QGIS 3D Improvement

Ismail Sunni

University of Muenster, Germany

ismailsunni.id

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What is Google Summer of Code (GSoC) ?

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Ismail Sunni

University of Muenster, Germany

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GSoC in 5 Sentences

  • Google seeks for open source organisation and mentors
  • Students submit a proposal to work on an open source project
  • 3 weeks community bonding
  • 12 weeks of coding
  • Final evaluation and announcement

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Some Numbers for 2019

  • 200+ open source organisation
  • 30.000+ students applied (148 countries)
  • 1.276 students accepted
  • 2000+ mentors

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OSGeo @ GSoC

Overall

  • Since 2007 till now
  • Total: 226 projects

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GSoC 2019 edition:

  • 7 projects for MapMint, gvSIG, QGIS, and pgRouting
  • All successful !

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Why Joining GSoC?

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Amazing Learning Experience

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Network Building

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A Door To

Open Source World

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Nice Stipend :)

And A Cool T-Shirt

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My GSoC Project:

QGIS 3D Improvement

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About QGIS 3D

  • 2017: qgis.org accepts proposal to develop 3D views
  • Feb 2018: first release within QGIS 3.0
  • Mar 2018: Crowdfunding project by Lutra Consulting

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Using QGIS 3D

  • Open 3D map view

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Rendering

  • Terrain
  • Point
  • Line
  • Polygon

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Identification Tool

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QGIS 3D Wishlist

  • More rendering techniques (transparency, shadows)
  • More materials (textured objects)
  • More styles for vector layers (lines as 3D pipes)
  • More data types (point cloud, 3D rasters)
  • Globe
  • Formats support (3D tiles, Arc SceneLayer)
  • Animation of data in scenes
  • Labeling
  • 3D Bookmark view
  • ...

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What Did I Do in the Summer then?

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New Tool: 3D On-Screen Navigation

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New Tool: 3D Measurement

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3D Rendering Point as A Billboard

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Will be Available on...

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Lesson Learned from the Summer

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Iterate Faster!

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QGIS Community is Awesome

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Having Mentor

is Very Helpful

Me

Martin Dobias

Peter Petrik

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Is Hard for me

Is Harder for me

GSoC

is a Good Way

to learn a New Skill

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The Feeling when the my Pull Request is Merged

And

it is addictive!

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If you are a student, apply for GSoC :)

If you are NOT a student, encourage them to apply or mentor them

The

Take

Home

Message

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Martin

Peter

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Thank You :)

ismailsunni.id

@ismailsunni

imajimatika@gmail.com

https://ismailsunni.github.io/GSoC-2019/