[udig-devel] OSM and Neo4j in uDig - GSoC Weekly Report

[Carol Hansen <carolbhansen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Weekly Report for my GSoC Project

"Implementing route analysis of OSM data within uDig, using Neo4j-Spatial graph database"

Hoping to have my wiki/official project page up soon.

== What did I do this week? ==

* Finished Eclipse/uDig tutorials with Jody (mad props and shout out to him!)

* Did a crash course on some of the Design Patterns discussed...also reviewed key Java concepts

* Got more familiar with GitHub

* Went through Neo4j setup and tutorials, familiarized myself with Neo4j-Spatial API (in progress), and attempted to recognize design pattern within the API
* Discussed with my mentor the next steps

Today I plan to...

* Setup my wiki and project management tool

* Read through OSM documentation and finish Neo4j tutorials

* Import OSM XML file

== What will I be working on next week? ==

* Install a Whiteboard in my living room!!

* continuation of today's tasks (read about OSM structure and how it applies to Neo4j)

* Look into XOM parser for OSM Importing to Neo4j database

* Attend a Neo4j meetup in Chicago (May 31)

== Did I meet with any stumbling blocks? ==

* Wrestled with some of the uDig/Eclipse walkthroughs and configurations

* Never heard of Design Patterns, so had to catch up on some of the key patterns mentioned the past couple weeks.

* Time management! Juggling so many different pieces and having to familiarize myself with so many new things at once. I'm hoping this will smooth out as I learn more. I also plan to set up some kind of Project Management system to help me stay organized and focused. 

Take care,

Carol H.