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brainglobe: Update atlas packaging scripts to atlas API v2 (Swapnaneel Patra)
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Merged 7 months agoApril 8, 2025

This pull request adds the Google Summer of Code 2025 project proposal for updating BrainGlobe atlas packaging scripts to atlas API v2 by Swapnaneel Patra.

What was done

  • A new Markdown file, GSoC-2025/brainglobe: Update atlas packaging scripts to atlas API v2 (Swapnaneel Patra).md, was created.
  • The file was populated with the project proposal content, including the project title, personal details of the applicant, and a link to the proposal discussion.
  • A detailed project synopsis was added, outlining the goal to integrate the OpenMINDS SANDS standard into the BrainGlobe Atlas API.
  • The proposal specifies a minimal set of deliverables: updating Python code for OpenMINDS SANDS compliance, adapting an existing packaging script, developing unit and integration tests, and updating documentation.
  • Additional stretch goals and a detailed weekly timeline for the project implementation were included in the document.

Impact

  • This pull request establishes the formal proposal for a GSoC project, detailing its objectives and implementation plan.
  • The proposed project, once completed, aims to significantly improve data interoperability and consistency across BrainGlobe tools by standardizing neuroanatomical atlas data to OpenMINDS SANDS.
  • It is expected to enhance data accessibility, ease of integrating new atlases, and reproducibility in neuroanatomical research for the open-source community.
  • No direct breaking changes or immediate user-facing impacts are introduced by this documentation pull request itself.

Technical details

  • A new Markdown (.md) file was added to the GSoC-2025 directory.
  • The file contains structured text using Markdown syntax for headings, bullet points, and links.
  • The content describes future technical work related to Python code modifications, testing frameworks (unit and integration tests), and documentation updates for the BrainGlobe Atlas API.
  • The core technical focus outlined in the proposal is the adoption of the OpenMINDS SANDS standard for neuroanatomical atlases.
  • None

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