✅It is a hackathon to create interest in geospatial tech & specifically build solutions leveraging maps & satellite data to solve India’s problems
✅The DST under the Minister of Science & Technology in partnership with IIIT Hyderabad & Microsoft has launched this Hackathon
✅The Geospatial Hackathon will be divided into 2 parts,
Research Challenge: The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board and IIIT Hyderabad brings the Startup Challenge as part of this Hackathon intending to promote the use of geospatial technologies in solving real-world problems and fostering innovation in the Indian geospatial ecosystem
✅Startup Challenge: The Research Challenge is specific to the problem statements given by DST (Survey of India).) is proposing a Geospatial Data Processing, Solution development, and Servicing Challenge to foster the adoption of geospatial technologies and to promote innovation in India’s Geospatial ecosystem.