IIT Bombay FOSSEE Geospatial Mapathon 2024 (Edition IV)
About IIT Bombay FOSSEE Geospatial Mapathon 2024:
Mapathon is a map making competition for creating thematic maps, using open source data and mapping software. It is a collaborative event where participants come together to develop new tools/methods that improve the accuracy and usefulness of maps for a community. The FOSSEE team at IIT Bombay, along with its partners (earlier partners were AICTE, ISRO) will invite all Indians - to produce maps using various data (e.g. observation data, remote sensing data, crowdsourced data, etc.). The primary objective is to understand the potential of remote sensing data and make maps for Indian regions using free open source mapping software (e.g.: QGIS). The participants will collectively work in a crowd sourcing method for jointly producing thematic maps of India.
The data collected from various platforms have tremendous potential in mapping India’s resources, agriculture, climate and disaster management, rural and urban planning and in identifying pathways for future development. Such maps can be created using Free open Source platforms (such as QGIS). Let us join together to create such maps through the Mapathon.
Mapathon also aims to develop indigenous capacity to customize and employ mapping to resolve societal challenges and create new opportunities for young India.-. The primary objective is to understand the potential of open source mapping and maps for Indian regions and to build capacity for the same.
Important Dates
| Registration start date | April 15, 2024 |
| Registration end date | May 31, 2024 |
| Origination | April 30, 2024 |
| Doubt clearing session 01 | May 16, 2024 |
| Doubt clearing session 02 | May 25, 2024 |
| Submission start date | April 30, 2024 |
| Submission end date | May 31, 2024 |
| Mapathon Evaluation | June 01 to June 10, 2024 |
| 01 minute (recording) presentation submission | June 13, 2024 (by Champions/ Winners) |
| Declaration of Results (Tentative) x | June 13, 2024 (by Champions/ Winners) |
| Submission of recorded testimonials by winners | June 20, 2024 |
FOSSEE GIS Mandates
The following are the mandates of the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team. It is requested that the applicant(s) before or during the time of registration go through all the mandates laid out by the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team, and adhere to it. It any violation/ breach of any mandate is found at any phase of the Mapathon, the concerned team(s) shall be disqualified without any further notice. It is also to be noted that at all times, the decision of the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team shall be final and non-appealable.
- Indian Citizen Only
- Must be a bonafide student/alumni of UGC/AICTE/AIU recognized University/ College/ Research Organization in India
- Use only Free/Libre Open Source Software
- Use only Open Source Hardware
- Align with any SDG. Work on real-life data sets.
- Adhere to the Indian National Geospatial Policy
- Use Indian Satellite data, and shape file only from the Survey of India portal
- Inclined towards Gati Shakti (recommended).
The decision of the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team will be final in all circumstances and non-appealable. By registering and participating in the Mapathon, the participant(s)/ team(s) will be bound to the mandates and shall be expected to abide by them.
MAIN ORGANIZER
Themes
| Agriculture | Hydrology |
| Drones | Civil Engineering |
| Case Study with Policy impacts | Oceanography |
| Forestry | Gaming |
| Remote Sensing | Landscaping |
| Geology | Geostatistics |
| Groundwater | GIS in Medical Sciences |
| Transport | City Planning |
| Transport | Glacier |
| Internet based Case Study | Land Use Land Cover of Districts in India |
| Media GIS Case Study | Medicine |
| Environmental | Municipal GIS Case Study |
| Urban GIS Case Study | Mining GIS Case Study |
| Refineries in India | Automobile GIS Case Study |
| Nautical GIS Case Study | Ocean GIS Case Study |
| Oil & Gas GIS Case Study | Park GIS Case Study |
| Government GIS Case Study | Real Estate GIS Case Study |
| Societal GIS Case Study | Soil GIS Case Study |
| Sports GIS Case Study | Geodesy GIS Case Study |
| Telecommunication GIS Case Study | Tourism GIS Case Study |
| Transmission GIS Case Study | Spatial Billing Systems |
| Street view measure | Weather GIS Case Study |
| Smart city | Smart village |
| Any other theme can be proposed (subject to approval by IIT Bombay-FOSSEE-GIS team) | |
Problem Statements
- Mapping of natural resources/man-made features
- Natural Resources Change Detection
- LULC Change with hotspots using LULC maps from Bhuvan
- Flood Maps
- State-wise Health Care Indicators Maps
- Locust infestation / Stubble burning / Low lying areas / Low lying areas / Jhum Cultivation
- Road Network and Road Quality / Drainage Maps
- Land Degradation Maps
- Health infra, population, age group etc. for Vaccination
- Detection of change in Waterbodies / Reservoirs / Wetlands
- Crop / Plantation type map
- Amenities map
- Water source and quality mapping
- Population crowding/ traffic hotspots
- Network coverage maps
- Local markets/produce/employment maps
- Map of waste segregation and collection points
- Mapping places of cultural importance
- Choose your own topic
Mapathon Process Flow
Registration
Mandatory
Confirmation
List of eligible participant/teams shall get link from the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team to upload submissions
Submission
Evaluation
Declaration of Results
List of Candidates Eligible for Internship
(Only for top 50 individuals)
Sample Submission/Report
The sample report format will be sent to the registered teams only.
Prizes and Opportunity
Internship/ Fellowship (candidates shortlisted earlier couldn’t apply)
Eligibility to Participate
- The IIT Bombay-FOSSEE-Mapathon is open ‘ONLY FOR INDIAN NATIONALS’.
- Students, Scholars, Faculty who have are currently pursuing their studies/ working in UGC/AICTE/ AIU/ Union or State Government approved Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions/ Organisations are eligible to apply. The participating team(s) can be a mix of any field of study in Science or Engineering with adequate knowledge on creating maps/ GIS, Remote Sensing, Environment, Geography, Geology, Policy, Statistics, Policy, Medicine, Management, Urban Planning, Rural Development or any related domain.
- Graduates holding a degree in any of the related domains (as mentioned above) are eligible to participate.
- Professionals working in the GIS industry are also eligible to participate.
- Indian students pursuing their education abroad are allowed to participate as well. In this case they shall be eligible only for the award of ‘e-certificate’.
Note: All the participants of the “IIT Bombay-FOSSEE-Mapathon’ are expected to mandatorily adhere to the mandates of the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team. The decision made by the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team shall be final and non-appealable at all circumstances.
Team size and composition
Participation to the fourth edition of the IIT Bombay FOSSEE Geospatial Mapathon 2024 can be done on (i), an individual basis (single member) or (ii) a team (minimum 02 to maximum 04 members + 01 mentors). Ideally, a team should have people with basic mapping expertise.
The team can have a mentor (e.g. faculty, teacher, etc.), however, the exercise should be done by the team. Mentors can mentor multiple teams.
Each participant/ mentor will be issued only one certificate.
Data and Helpful Resources
The maps can be created at National/State/District level boundaries using any 'open source' data. :
For boundary data/materials, you may visit the Survey of India portal
Note: The user is liable for the correct use of Indian national boundaries, if represented in the maps.
Mapathon Organizing team
Prof. Kannan Moudgalya
P.I. FOSSEE & Professor Emeritus
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy
Co.P.I. FOSSEE & Professor-in-Charge
The Rural Data Research and Analysis Lab
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan
National Coordinator - FOSSEE(GIS)
Senior Project Research Scientist
(National Mission on Education through ICT,
Ministry of Education, Government of India)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Prof. Satyanarayana
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Prof. Roshan Srivastav
Project Director & Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation
(National Mission Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System, DST, Government of India)
Contact Us
National Coordinator - FOSSEE(GIS)
Senior Project Research Scientist
National Mission on Education through ICT
Ministry of Education, Government of India
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Email: mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in
General Inquiries: gis@fossee.in