National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01)
(Celebrating India’s contribution in the domain of Geospatial Science and Technology)
As India is progressing into a new phase of the geospatial revolution, particularly after the advent of the National Geospatial Policy (#NEP2022), and the Indian Space Policy (2023), it is time that we honor and celebrate India’s contribution to the domain of Geospatial Science and Technology with a national level award. The FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through ICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India is happy to announce awards in the following categories.
Important dates:
- Nomination window opens on August 25, 2024, @15:00 IST
- Last date for submitting nominations: September 05, 2024, @23:59 IST
- Awarding ceremony on September 15, 2024, @IIT Bombay [during the Open Source GIS Day celebrations]
NOTE:
- The National Geospatial Awards 2024 is "OPEN TO ALL ELIGIBLE INDIAN CITIZENS".
- NO registration fee.
- Please choose your nomination category correctly.
- The organizing team shall not be responsible for typo errors made by the applicant. Factual errors if found during verification/ scrutiny shall lead to disqualification of the application or even at a later stage.
- The application window for the 'National Geospatial Awards 2024' opens on August 25, 2024, and closes on September 05, 2024 (there won't be a change in the deadline).
- The selected awardees will be informed in advance.
- The main awarding ceremony will happen at IIT Bombay on September 15, 2024, as a part of the 'Open Source GIS Day' celebrations.
- Nomination must be submitted only through the official medium; any other mode of submission of nomination might not be accepted.
- The organizing team reserves the right to add/ modify/ remove any award category.
- The decision of the organizing committee shall be final and non-appealable.
The awardees will get...
- Category-specific 'National GIS Award' Certificate (E-Certificate through Email and Hard-Copy* of the certificate if the awardee wants to receive it in person on September 15, 2024, at IIT Bombay during the 'Open Source GIS Day' celebrations).
- Digital citation - The details of awardees will be listed on the FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay's website.
- The certificate will come with a verifiable QR code.
- Award memento (through post). Those who want to collect it in person during the awarding ceremony (on September 15, 2024, at IIT Bombay) can express their interest in advance.
Category | Description | Nomination URL |
National Geospatial Faculty Fellow | Open for Faculty members currently working in Universities and Colleges across India. | |
National Geospatial Professional Fellow | Open for Industry Professionals working in Industries and MNCs in the Geospatial domain. | |
The National Geospatial Skill Development Award | Open for skill development bodies. The | |
Best University Award (State-Wise) | Open to all UGC recognized Universities (Central/ State/Universities) in India and its campuses abroad. | |
Best College Award (State-Wise) | Open for all Colleges in India. | |
Best Geospatial Enabler Award | Open only to Central or State Government Institutions/ Organizations | |
Best Geospatial Practitioner Award | Open only for Centrally funded Research Organizations | |
Best Geospatial Startup Award (National) | Open to all registered start-ups in India working in the Geospatial domain | |
Best Open Source Based Geospatial Lab/ Campus Award (National) | Open to all Institutions and Research Labs in India. | |
Best Geospatial/GIS Curriculum Award | Open to all Universities and Autonomous Colleges in India. (Alignment with the (Indian) National Geospatial Policy 2022 is recommended). | |
Best Spoken Tutorial Institution Award | Open to all the ‘Spoken Tutorial’ subscribed Colleges in India. |
This is a maiden attempt by the GIS vertical of the FOSSEE project which promotes the usage of Free/ Libre Open Source Software in academia and industry across India. Feedback and suggestions are welcome.
For sponsorship and partnership queries or to know any information related to the 'National Geospatial Awards 2024' and 'Open Source GIS Day celebrations at IIT Bombay', please write to,
Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan
National Coordinator - FOSSEE GIS
National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Email ID: mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in
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Open Source GIS Day
[September 15, 2024, at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]
The event schedule/ agenda link... (will be updated soon)
List of Organizing Partners and Sponsors (will have a stall at the venue):
- The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab (India's first HPC-powered data center dedicated to rural development), IIT Bombay
- Spoken Tutorial (Award-winning IT Literacy program), IIT Bombay
- ...to be updated...
Total number of Seats available at the event venue: 350 [Institutions/ Faculty/ Students from Universities and Colleges across India who wish to join us during the 'Open Source GIS Day' celebrations at IIT Bombay can reserve your seats (free of cost) by writing to mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in. Reservation closes on September 05, 2024.
Note: Participation e-certificate will be given to those who attend the event. Universities and Colleges across India who want to join us virtually can register via this form..