Open Source GIS Day & National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01)
About the Open Source GIS Day
The Open Source GIS Day is an initiative of the FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay to celebrate the contribution made by the enablers, contributors, and practitioners (students, faculty, institutions, government organisations, industry professionals) of open source geospatial communities in India and across the world. The Open Source GIS Day is perceived to be an annual event observed on September 15th starting this (2024) year which shall showcase key developments and achievements accomplished by different stakeholders of Open Source based Geospatial communities. As a part of this year’s Open Source GIS Day celebrations, the FOSSEE project plans to conduct expert talks, panel discussions, and the distribution of the National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01).
The FOSSEE project promotes the usage of various Free/Open Source Software in academia and industry. The GIS vertical of the FOSSEE project conducts activities like IIT Bombay FOSSEE Geospatial Mapathon (the world’s biggest geospatial mapping challenge), National Level Geospatial Internships & Summer Fellowships, GIS Summer/Winter Schools, GIS-based thematic Faculty Development Programs, Interdisciplinary Geospatial Hackathon(s), Brainstorming sessions, Open Source based GIS Product Development, GIS Case Studies, Designing Geospatial Curriculum, GIS-centric job-fair, National Geospatial Awards to honour the best talent (Faculty, Students, Institution, Startup, Government agencies) in the geospatial field, etc. It is to be noted that all the initiatives (https://www.iitb.ac.in/event/iit-bombay-fossee-gis-activities-calendar-year-2024) of the FOSSEE GIS project mandates the use of Indian satellite data, solving India specific problem statements, the use of Free/Open Source software, adherence to the National Geospatial Policy 2022 and the Indian Space Policy 2023, etc.
To date, more than 10,000+ qualified teams spanning 1000+ UGC/ AICTE recognised institutions have participated in FOSSEE GIS’s flagship Geospatial Mapathon activity covering all states and union territories in India. All of them were encouraged to use data only from NRSC’s MOSDAC, Bhuvan, and VEDAS portals. The National Space Day (2024) event organised by the FOSSEE GIS team had 2000+ participants joining from Universities and Colleges across India. All of the FOSSEE GIS project activities are compliant with the National Educational Policy 2020 (NEP2020), the National Geospatial Policy (NGP) 2022, and the Indian Space Policy 2023 (NRSC-ISRO).
About the Organisers
The FOSSEE (https://fossee.in) project based at IIT Bombay is fully funded through the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay is the technical partner for all the initiatives of FOSSEE GIS. The multi-award-winning Spoken Tutorial project is the knowledge partner.
About the National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01)
The National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) is an initiative of the FOSSEE (GIS) project, IIT Bombay which is organised under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. The key objectives of the 'National Geospatial Awards 2024' are to honour the enablers of Geospatial Technology in India, cutting across professions (Institutions, Faculty, Industry professionals, Individuals, etc), alongwith celebrating the spirit of Open Source Geospatial/GIS tools which has empowered stakeholders and policymakers to adopt the latest technologies that align with the 'National Geospatial Policy 2022', and the 'Indian Space Policy 2023'.
The main awarding ceremony shall happen on September 15, 2024, at Prof. B. Nag Auditorium, IIT Bombay. As a part of IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS’s National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01), (i) jury awards, (ii) Category-wise awards; and (iii) Special awards, will be announced and distributed.
A separate category of awards will be given to the subscribed Universities and Colleges of the multi-award-winning Spoken Tutorial project, IIT Bombay.
To know more about the National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01), please visit https://www.iitb.ac.in/event/national-geospatial-awards-2024-edition-01
|
Open Source GIS Day & National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) (tentative schedule*) |
|||
|
An initiative of the FOSSEE GIS project, IIT Bombay under the aegis of National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India |
|||
|
September 15, 2024 | Prof. B. Nag Auditorium, Victor Menezes Convention Center (VMCC) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
|||
|
08:30 to 09:00 |
Registration |
||
|
09:00 to 09:10 |
Welcome Address |
Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan |
|
|
09:10 to 09:30 |
Inaugural Address |
Prof. Kannan Moudgalya |
|
|
09:30 to 09:50 |
Open Source GIS Day Talk |
Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy |
|
|
09:50 to 10:05 |
Learn Open Source GIS through Spoken Tutorials |
Ms. Akanksha Saini |
|
|
10:05 to 10:30 |
Initiatives of FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay (NMEICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India) |
Mr. Rajesh Kushalkar Ms. Usha Viswanathan Ms. Vineeta Parmar |
|
|
10:30 to 10:45 |
Refreshments |
||
|
10:45 to 11:00 |
Keynote Address (time-slot might be altered a bit based on the availability of Director, IIT Bombay) |
Prof. Shireesh Kedare* Director, IIT Bombay |
Note: The timing of the awarding ceremony is subject to change (Might start even at 09:30 am IST). The final schedule shall be shared with the participants by September 13, 2024 |
|
11:00 to 12:45 |
Awarding Ceremony: National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) |
1. Jury Award 2. Category-wise National Geospatial Awards 3. Special Awards |
Recipients of the Jury Award: + Survey of India + NRSC (ISRO), Hyderabad + ISRO-SATNAV program, Bangalore + NESAC (ISRO)
Note: The timing of the awarding ceremony is subject to change |
|
12:45 to 13:00 |
Launch of IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS Activities for the Calendar Year 2025 |
Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan |
|
|
13:00 to 14:00 |
Lunch |
||
|
!4:00 to 15:00 |
Closed group meeting by Experts with IIT Bombay Faculty |
Survey of India + NRSC + SATNAV + IIT Bombay Faculty (@VMCC Board Room, 4th Floor) |
|
|
14:00 to 14:15 |
Launch of Medical GIS initiative by FOSSEE GIS, IIT Bombay |
Dr. Viduthalai Virumbi |
|
|
14:15 to 15:30 |
Invited/ Experts Talk |
Prof. Col. Karbhari Kale Vice Chancellor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Raigad |
|
|
Prof. Col. K. C. Tiwari Head, Interdisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics Delhi Technological University, New Delhi |
Designing Curriculum for Geospatial Science and Technologies |
||
|
Dr. M. G. Sethuraman Dean, Faculty of Science Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Tamil Nadu |
|||
|
Mr. Abdul Hakeem Scientist 'G' & Group Head, Water Resources Division, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Hyderabad |
Indian Space Policy and National Geospatial Policy - Role of NRSC |
||
|
Dr. Sunil T T Director, ICFOSS, Government of Kerala Trivandrum, Kerala |
|||
|
15:30 to 16:00 |
Panel Discussion |
Prof. Col. Karbhari Kale Vice Chancellor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Raigad |
|
|
Dr. Viduthalaivirumbi |
|||
|
Prof. K. C. Tiwari Head, Interdisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics Delhi Technological University, New Delhi |
|||
|
Prof. Raaj Ramashankaran Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
|||
|
Dr. Sunil T T Director, ICFOSS, Trivandrum |
|||
|
Prof. Eswar IIT Bombay |
|||
|
Dr. Shabir Ahmad Bangroo Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology - Kashmir, Srinagar |
|||
|
16:00 to 16:15 |
Vote of Thanks |
Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan |
|
|
16:15 |
High Tea |
||
Date: September 15, 2024 || Venue: Prof. B. Nag Auditorium, Ground Floor, VMCC, IIT Bombay, Mumbai Email: mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in