The Public Lab Developers group is an open group for Public Lab related (or -interested) programmers and developers. Float ideas, solicit feedback, get involved in existing PL programming projects, or start your own!

**Sign up using the form to the left**, or [visit the Google Group directly](https://groups.google.com/group/plots-dev/)

###How to contribute

**First, please read:** http://publiclab.org/wiki/contributing-to-public-lab-software

## Public Lab Software

<table>
<tr>
    <th>Project</th>
    <th>Description</th>
    <th>Source Code</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td><a href="https://mapknitter.org/">MapKnitter</a></td>
    <td>Assemble aerial images into maps.</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/publiclab/mapknitter">github:publiclab/mapknitter</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td><a href="https://spectralworkbench.org/">Spectral Workbench</a></td>
    <td>Material analysis using DIY spectrometry.</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/publiclab/spectral-workbench">github:spectral-workbench</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Leaflet.Illustrate</td>
    <td>Leaflet plugin built for MapKnitter. Enables text annotations on Leaflet maps.</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/manleyjster/Leaflet.Illustrate">github:manleyjster/Leaflet.Illustrate</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Leaflet.DistortableImage</td>
    <td>Leaflet plugin built for MapKnitter. Enables images to be distorted.</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/publiclab/Leaflet.DistortableImage">github:publiclab/Leaflet.DistortableImage</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>publiclab.org</td>
    <td>This very website!</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/publiclab/plots2">github:publiclab/plots2</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td><a href="http://infragram.org">Infragram</a></td>
    <td>Analyze plant health with infrared imagery.</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/p-v-o-s/infragram-js">github:p-v-o-s/infragram-js</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>MapMill</td>
    <td>Upload and collaboratively rank large batches of aerial imagery.</td>
    <td><a href="https://github.com/publiclab/mapmill">github:publiclab/mapmill</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

Public Lab is on Github at: https://github.com/publiclab

##Google Summer of Code

Lots of development on Public Lab software happens as part of the GSoC program, supported generously by Google. Looking at the [GSoC Ideas list](/wiki/gsoc-ideas) is a great place to find projects which our community really needs to get done, whether or not you're in the program. 

Read more at http://publiclab.org/wiki/gsoc, and review recent GSoC proposals/projects at http://publiclab.org/tag/gsoc

###Testing server

We have a plots2 testing server available for testing larger code changes and database migrations; please contact web@publiclab.org for details, and submit a public key for access. General testing procedure is as follows:

* thoroughly test on local copy, with seeded database
* get ssh access to test.publiclab.org

* reimport db if needed (web@ can help with this)
* create new git branch in /home/warren/sites/test.publiclab.org/
* pull in new changes
* rake db:migrate etc if needed
* run rake test 
* run ./restart from rails root dir
* manually compare with publiclab.org
* wash, rinse, repeat
* check with web@ about deployment to production once you're ready!

###Installation videos

####MapKnitter

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