When deciding on what project to pursue, the trainer and participants must consider both the feasibility and usefulness of the project.
Project considerations
The mentoring phase projects do not need to be complex or complicated. Even a simple project, as long as it meets all three factors listed below, is ideal.
Feasibility and time needed to complete the project.
Can the project be finished in 4 weeks with 1 day of work per week for each member of the group?
Is the data already available or does the group already know where to find it?
Usefulness of the project in their day-to-day work.
Will the group be able to use the project in their work?
Is the project related to something that the group is currently working on?
Will the group work on the project in the future?
Highlighting the use and importance of open geospatial tools and data.
How will the project showcase the use of open geospatial tools such as QGIS and open geospatial data such as OSM and the High Resolution Settlement Layer?