Showcase your skills in spatial data analysis and geo-visualization to address pressing environmental challenges. This competition brings together creativity, innovation, and data-driven insights to highlight critical climate and environmental issues.
GIS PROJECT SHOWCASE COMPETITION, 2024
Date: 19th November 2024
Organizer: IITM EIACP PC-RP, Pune
About the Competition
Objective
Submit a GIS project focusing on one of the following themes:
- Global Warming Effects (e.g., Rising Global Temperatures, Melting Glaciers)
- Hottest Cities
- Polluted Cities
- Extreme Weather Events in 2023
Evaluation Criteria
- Relevance and Data Quality: Use credible, authoritative data sources relevant to your theme.
- Clarity and Creativity: Maps and visualizations should be clear and innovative.
- Insight and Educational Value: Projects must provide meaningful insights and effectively communicate the data story.
Prizes
- Exciting prizes for the top three winners.
- Certificates of participation for all participants.
Eligibility
Open to students, GIS enthusiasts, researchers, and professionals passionate about climate and environmental challenges.
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline: 25th November 2024, 6:00 PM (Monday)
- Result Announcement: 29th November 2024 (Friday)
- Venue: Online
Submission Instructions
- File Naming: Organize all files into a single ZIP folder named:
[ParticipantName]_GISDay2024_Submission.zip - Submission Method: Upload the ZIP file via the form:
Submission Form Link
Data Collection and Preparation
- Source Your Data: Utilize reputable sources like OpenStreetMap (OSM), NASA Earthdata, ESA Copernicus, WHO, or governmental GIS repositories.
- Metadata Documentation: Provide a document (DOC/PDF) detailing:
- Data sources
- Processing steps
- Theme relevance and transformations performed.
- File Format: Use GeoPackage (GPKG) to avoid data loss. Submit visualizations as high-resolution images (JPEG/PNG).
Copyright Notice
- Intellectual property remains with participants.
- The organizing committee retains non-exclusive rights for promotional or educational use with proper attribution.
- Submissions must adhere to copyright and licensing terms of data sources.
Contact Information
Organizer: Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building, and Livelihood Programme (EIACP, formerly ENVIS)
- Institution: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
- Phone: 02025904212
- Email: iitm-env@nic.in
- Website: www.iitmenvis.nic.in
Get ready to showcase your GIS expertise and make a difference!
