National Geospatial Awards 2025 (Edition 02)
(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 the second edition of the National Geospatial Awards 2025.
Important dates:
- The nomination window opens on March 01, 2025, @15:00 IST
- Last date for submitting nominations: March 25, 2025, @23:59 IST
- The awarding ceremony on May 06, 2025, @IIT Bombay [alongside the Open Source GIS Day celebrations, Industry-Academia Connect, and Panel Discussion]
NOTE:
- The National Geospatial Awards 2025 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 the disqualification of the application or even at a later stage.
- The application window for the 'National Geospatial Awards 2025' opens on March 01, 2025, and closes on March 25, 2025 (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 May 06, 2025, along with the 'Open Source GIS Day' celebrations and panel discussions.
- Nomination must be submitted only through the official medium; any other mode of submission of nominations 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 in all circumstances.
The awardees shall 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 May 06, 2025, 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.
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National Geospatial Faculty Fellow (NGFF) National Geospatial Emerging Faculty Fellow (NGEFF) National Geospatial Interdisciplinary Emerging Faculty Fellow (NGIEFF) |
Open for Faculty members currently working in Universities and Colleges across India who have contributed to Geospatial Science and Technology. NGFF: This category is exclusively for Faculty at the level of Full Professor and above. NGEFF: This category is for faculty at the level of Assistant and Associate Professor. |
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National Geospatial Professional Fellow |
Open for Industry Professionals working in Industries and MNCs in the Geospatial domain. |
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National Geospatial Skill Development Award |
Open for skill development bodies. The |
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Best University Award (State-Wise) Best Emerging University Award |
Open to all UGC recognized Universities (Central/ State/Universities) in India and its campuses abroad. |
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Best College Award (State-Wise) Best Emerging College Award |
Open for all Colleges in India. |
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Best Geospatial Enabler Award (Jury Award) |
Open only to Central or State Government Institutions/ Organizations |
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Best Geospatial Practitioner Award (Jury Award) |
Open only for Centrally funded Research Organizations |
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Best Geospatial Startup Award (National: Jury Award) |
Open to all registered start-ups in India working in the Geospatial domain |
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Best Open Source Based Geospatial Lab/ Campus Award (National: Jury Award) |
Open to all Institutions and Research Labs in India. |
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Best Geospatial/GIS Curriculum Design Award |
Open to all Universities and Autonomous Colleges in India. (Alignment with the (Indian) National Geospatial Policy 2022 is recommended). |
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Best Spoken Tutorial Institution Award |
Open to all the ‘Spoken Tutorial’ subscribed Colleges in India. |
About FOSSEE GIS, IIT Bombay:
The second edition of the National Geospatial Awards 2025 is organized by the GIS vertical of the FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay, which promotes the usage of Free/ Libre Open Source Software in academia and industry across India. The main objective of IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS is to spread awareness of Open Source-based Geospatial Software, promote Indian satellite data (ISRO - NRSC’s Bhuvan, Vedas, MOSDAC, Bhoonidhi Portals), and indigenous Indian technologies like NavIC (ISRO-SATNAV), etc. The FOSSEE GIS project, IIT Bombay (since 2020) has conceptualized and initiated dozens of nationally coveted, flagship activities which include but are not limited to, the IIT Bombay FOSSEE Geospatial Mapathon (the world’s biggest geospatial mapping challenge), National Geospatial Internship, National Geospatial Research Fellowship, National Geospatial Awards, domain-specific (medicine, agriculture, maritime) GIS Hackathons, National GIS Case Studies, etc, all of which aligns with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020), the National Geospatial Policy 2022 (NGP2022), the Indian Space Policy 2023 (ISP2023). The niche open-source geospatial offerings by FOSSEE GIS, in Medical GIS (One Health), Artificial Intelligence, Green Energy and Sustainability (Electric Vehicle), Under Ocean Exploration, Waste to Wealth, and Rural Development are inspired by various interdisciplinary national missions and programs.
FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT) provides unrestricted access to institutions that have implemented NEP2020, with a plethora of opportunities with multiple entry/ exit options in the internship (for eligible candidates), open source geospatial curriculum design, faculty development, technical support in setting up an Open Source GIS lab, etc. All that the institution has to do is to subscribe and become FOSSEE’s Open Source Geospatial Knowledge Centre (OSGKC), More details are given below. The FOSSEE GIS project, IIT Bombay, aims to create better opportunities for everyone (students, faculty, administrators, policymakers, etc) from diverse educational backgrounds interested in the field of geospatial science and technology.
To know more about IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS activities for the calendar year 2025, please visit https://www.iitb.ac.in/iit-bombay-fossee-gis-activities-calendar-year-2025
For sponsorship and partnership queries or to know any information related to the 'National Geospatial Awards 2025' 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
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Open Source GIS Day
[September 15, 2024, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]
https://www.iitb.ac.in/story/open-source-gis-day-national-geospatial-awards-2024-edition-01
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 their seats (free of cost) by writing to mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in. Reservation closes on September 05, 2024.
Note: A 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..