Editing GSOC bid draft (section)

==1. Describe your organization==

Madagascar is a package for scientific data analysis. The existing user base focuses on the field of exploration geophysics (i.e., inverting acoustic data to obtain the deep structure of the earth). Madagascar, however, is designed as a general framework. It's key innovation is in integrating scientific publication with software, in a revolutionary approach known as "reproducible research". 

It consists of many loosely coupled components, making it easy to extend. Madagascar has always been a pure open source effort, licensed under GPL and hosted at SOurceForge.

Organizationally, Madagascar is produced by an informal alliance of researchers at various companies and universities. More than 30 people have contributed to development so far.

However, more focused effort is needed to transform the package from its current beta version to a fully functional product.
The Google Summer of Code may provide the necessary boost.

 Please contact us directly through Dr. Michael Tobis at the Bureau of Economic Geology, at mtobis@gmail.com