WaPOR Hackathon: From Database to Application

Are you a hackathon expert? Or maybe you want to attend your first one? We are happy to have everyone join the “WaPOR Hackathon: From Database to Application”, brought to you by the WaterPIP Project.

This hackathon focused on bringing together scientists, engineers, programmers, communications specialists, and local experts to create real-world applications using WaPOR remote sensing data (wapor.apps.fao.org). Outputs could include phone applications, GIS plug-ins, web maps, or whatever your creativity wants! The hackathon focused on 4 themes:

Communications to smallholder farmers
Big data for water management
Remote sensing for environmental issues
Monitoring the SDGs

Each team developed an idea on how WaPOR data can be used to solve a problem within one of the themes, with support from a team of experts in various fields. After 1 week, each team pitched their concept to the jury who selected five finalists. These finalists had 2 additional weeks to develop their concept further with advice from industry experts. The final winning team won a cash prize and the chance to have their product showcased by the WaterPIP Project and their partners!

Results

The pitches from the finalists were so good, the jury chose 2 winners! We would like to congratulate Team 4 (RIVEM) and Team 17 (WAPPlugin Development Team) for their winning ideas! Want to watch the live sessions from the hackathon? Take a look at the playlist below, along with the 5-minute pitches from the winning teams.

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Team 4: RIWEM - WaPOR 4 Sustainable Ecosystem Management

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WaPOR Hackathon: From Database to Application Are you a hackathon expert? Or maybe you want to attend your first one? We are happy to have everyone join the “WaPOR Hackathon: From Database to Application”, brought to you by the WaterPIP Project. This h

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This hackathon is brought to you by the WaterPIP Project partners, MetaMeta, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, and Wageningen University & Research, and in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and eLEAF. This event is supported by the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands under the IHE Delft Partnership Programme for Water and Development (DUPC2).