{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32/events","html_url":"https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32","id":162209920,"number":32,"title":"Submission: Advanced viewshed analysis: a Quantum GIS plug-in for the analysis of visual landscapes","user":{"login":"whedon","id":18508068,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18508068?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon","html_url":"https://github.com/whedon","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/whedon/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/labels/review","name":"review","color":"fbca04"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":9,"created_at":"2016-06-24T19:00:58Z","updated_at":"2016-07-07T10:44:16Z","closed_at":null,"body":"**Submitting author:** @zoran-cuckovic (<a href=\"http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7626-4086\">Zoran Čučković</a>)\r\n**Repository:** <a href=\"https://github.com/zoran-cuckovic/QGIS-visibility-analysis\" target =\"_blank\">https://github.com/zoran-cuckovic/QGIS-visibility-analysis</a>\r\n**Version:** 0.5.1\r\n\r\n## Status\r\n\r\n[![status](http://joss.theoj.org/papers/a8f76eeda4f92e7d641757dd0d7ed7f5/status.svg)](http://joss.theoj.org/papers/a8f76eeda4f92e7d641757dd0d7ed7f5)\r\n\r\nStatus badge code:\r\n\r\n```\r\nHTML: <a href=\"http://joss.theoj.org/papers/a8f76eeda4f92e7d641757dd0d7ed7f5\"><img src=\"http://joss.theoj.org/papers/a8f76eeda4f92e7d641757dd0d7ed7f5/status.svg\"></a>\r\nMarkdown: [![status](http://joss.theoj.org/papers/a8f76eeda4f92e7d641757dd0d7ed7f5/status.svg)](http://joss.theoj.org/papers/a8f76eeda4f92e7d641757dd0d7ed7f5)\r\n```\r\n\r\n## Reviewer questions\r\n\r\n### Conflict of interest\r\n\r\n- [ ] As the reviewer I confirm that there are no conflicts of interest for me to review this work (such as being a major contributor to the software).\r\n\r\n### General checks\r\n\r\n- [ ] **Repository:** Is the source code for this software available at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://github.com/zoran-cuckovic/QGIS-visibility-analysis\">repository url</a>?\r\n- [ ] **License:** Does the repository contain a plain-text LICENSE file with the contents of an [OSI approved](https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical) software license?\r\n- [ ] **Version:** Does the release version given match the GitHub release (0.5.1)?\r\n\r\n### Functionality\r\n\r\n- [ ] **Installation:** Does installation proceed as outlined in the documentation?\r\n- [ ] **Functionality:** Have the functional claims of the software been confirmed?\r\n- [ ] **Performance:** Have any performance claims of the software been confirmed?\r\n\r\n### Documentation\r\n\r\n- [ ] **A statement of need:** Do the authors clearly state what problems the software is designed to solve and who the target audience is?\r\n- [ ] **Installation instructions:** Is there a clearly-stated list of dependencies? Ideally these should be handled with an automated package management solution.\r\n- [ ] **Example usage:** Do the authors include examples of how to use the software (ideally to solve real-world analysis problems).\r\n- [ ] **Functionality documentation:** Is the core functionality of the software documented to a satisfactory level (e.g. API method documentation)?\r\n- [ ] **Automated tests:** Are there automated tests or manual steps described so that the function of the software can be verified?\r\n- [ ] **Community guidelines:** Are there clear guidelines for third parties wishing to 1) Contribute to the software 2) Report issues or problems with the software 3) Seek support\r\n\r\n### Software paper\r\n\r\nPaper PDF: [10.21105.joss.00032.pdf](https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/files/332396/10.21105.joss.00032.pdf)\r\n\r\n- [ ] **Authors:** Does the `paper.md` file include a list of authors with their affiliations?\r\n- [ ] **A statement of need:** Do the authors clearly state what problems the software is designed to solve and who the target audience is?\r\n- [ ] **References:** Do all archival references that should have a DOI list one (e.g. papers, datasets, software)?\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/comments/231044575","html_url":"https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32#issuecomment-231044575","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/32","id":231044575,"user":{"login":"volaya","id":2101651,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2101651?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya","html_url":"https://github.com/volaya","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/volaya/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-07-07T10:44:16Z","updated_at":"2016-07-07T10:44:16Z","body":"I don't have enough time for a full review, but just a quick comment:\r\n\r\nThe algorithm looks useful and interesting, but, being part of QGIS, it makes little sense to have it outside of the Processing framework. It would be much more useful and powerful if integrated into Processing.\r\n\r\nHope this helps"}}
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