Wikimedia Foundation is offering grants
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> for technical projects until
September 29th. If you think you can build something crazy cool for Maps,
now is the time. Less than one week left to apply, up to $30,000 for a
person or a small team.
Maps project could help make
https://maps.wikimedia.org better, and
possibly even adapt the vector-serving Kartotherian
<https://github.com/kartotherian/kartotherian/blob/master/README.md> to
osm.org
Some ideas I wish can happen:
* Add hstore support to Mapnik's c++ code -- this will allow all languages
to be stored in the vector tiles simultaneously.
* Help with the label clipping issues
* Improve/add SQL queries to generate needed data for vector tiles, and
make vtiles smaller
* Integrate images from commons into maps
* Make panoramic views out of the images in commons
* Store 3D models and GeoJSON/TopoJSON in Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/>.
* Some other crazy ideas that will make maps project and the whole OSM
community even more awesome
Thanks!
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] [Wikimedia-l] Only one week left for Individual
Engagement Grant proposals
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi, the new round of Wikimedia Individual Engagement Grants
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> is open until 29 Sep. For the
first time, technical projects are within scope, thanks to the feedback
received at Wikimania 2015, before, and after (T105414
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T105414>). If someone is interested in
obtaining funds to push this task, this might be a good way.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Marti Johnson <mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
There is still one week left to submit Individual
Engagement Grant
(IEG) proposals
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IEG> before the September 29th deadline.
If you have ideas for new tools, community-building processes, and other
experimental projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start
your proposal today! Please encourage others who have great ideas to
apply
now as well. Support is available if you want help
turning your idea into
a grant request.
-
Submit a grant request <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply>
-
Get help with your proposal in IdeaLab <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab>
-
Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging>
Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal this week! <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply>
Kind regards,
Marti
*Marti JohnsonProgram Officer*
*Individual Grants*
*Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>*
+1 415-839-6885
Skype: Mjohnson_WMF
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<http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make
it
a reality!
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:29:44 -0500
From: Chris Schilling <cschilling(a)wikimedia.org>
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals
Hi everyone,
This is Chris Schilling (User:I JethroBT). The Wikimedia Foundation
Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is accepting proposals for
funding new experiments from August 31st to September 29th. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> As a former grantee in
developing the Co-op mentorship space, I encourage you to explore IEG as a
way to realize your idea for improving Wikimedia projects. <
Your idea could involve building new tools or software, organizing a
better
process on your wiki, conducting research to
investigate an important
issue, or providing other support for community-building.Whether you need
a
small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD)
Individual Engagement
Grants can support you and your team’s project development time in
addition
to other expenses like travel, materials, and rental
space. Project
schedules and reporting are flexible for grantees, and staff are available
on Meta to support you through all stages of your project.
Do you have have an idea, but would like some feedback before applying?
Put
it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can
give you advice and
guidance on how to bring it to life. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab> Once your idea is ready,
it can be easily migrated into a grant request. IEG Program Officer Marti
Johnson and I will also be hosting several Hangouts for real-time
discussions to answer questions and help you make your proposal better -
the first will happen on September 8th. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events>
Please feel free to get in touch with Marti (mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org) or me
with questions about getting started with your idea.
We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and
make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into
motion, and submit your proposal this September! <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply>
With thanks,
Chris
--
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I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)>
Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
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