Planning for the International Space Apps Challenge is currently in process.

This document is accurate as of 8 March 2013.

Overview

* Hackathons are technology development events

that draw on the talents and initiative of bright

minded volunteers – developers, engineers,

technologists, designers, and anyone with a

passion and desire to make an immediate impact

on the world.

The International Space Apps Challenge is an

international hackathon* that takes place over 48-

hours in cities around the world.

The event embraces collaborative problem solving

with a goal of producing relevant open-source

solutions to address global needs applicable to both

life on Earth and life in space.

2012 Results

Growers Nation

An app that explores the potential of unused land for the growing of fruit,

vegetable and other crops through the use of location, climate and growing

data.

Bit Harvester

An SMS-based remote data acquisition and control system for renewable

energy installations.

Strange Desk

An app that allows users to socially share and analyze the occurrence of

strange events with others.

Pineapple Project

An app that provides the optimal crop for your community by filtering a

tropical crop database by location’s rainfall, latitude, elevation and pH.

Satellite Data Correlation Tool

A visualization of the growth in electrification and population across the

globe, using night-time lighting from satellite data across a region as a

proxy.

The first International Space Apps Challenge was held in April 2012 in 25 cities on all seven

continents. The event brought together over 2,000 participants (ages 16-70) together to address

71 challenges focused on improving life in space and on Earth! More than 100 unique open-

source solutions were developed in less then 48 hours, including the following 10 examples.

Aurora Project

An app that shows aurora intensity, the ISS location and space weather data

using the WebGL globe platform.

ExoAPI

A RESTful API to extend the accessibility of NASA Kepler exoplanetary

data.

Lunar Landing Analysis Tool

An app that calculates the ideal landing site on the Moon using NASA Lunar

Reconnaissance Orbert and produces a “heat map” that can be viewed

using Google Earth.

VICAR2PNG

An app that allows anyone to view, enjoy and remix NASA’s mission image

from the Cassini mission.

Planet Hopper

An app that visualizes Kepler data to allow children and teachers to explore

all the exoplanets that we know about.

2013 Challenges The event addresses challenges in the areas of open source software, open hardware, data

visualization and citizen science. All challenges ideas are subjected to an intensive review and

refinement process and will be posted online approximately one month prior to the event. 10

examples of challenges that may be offered in 2013 are listed here.

Status: 58 challenge ideas have been submitted for consideration; 54 were selected for the 2013 event.

Off the Grid

Research, develop, and/or refine existing platforms to help humans live ‘off

the grid’.

Soil Testing Kit

Create a soil testing kit to help produce growers easily and inexpensively

test the depth, type, pH, temperature, nutrient content and moisture of soil

using everyday household resources.

Deployable Greenhouse

Develop a conceptual design of deployable greenhouse that could be used

for pre-deployment on a space mission to the Moon or Mars.

Renewable Energy Explorer App

Create an app or visualization that integrates wind, solar, and geothermal

energy data and allow users to see where their potentials are at their

greatest.

Why We Explore Space

We tell the story of how and what, but very rarely do we talk about the "why.”

Help us tell the “why” of space exploration.

Moonville

Create a game to simulate the development of a sustainable industry using

resources launched from Earth and available on the Moon.

Hitch a Ride to Mars

Design a CubeSat (or constellation of CubeSats) to accomplish scientific

and technical objectives for an upcoming Mars exploration mission.

Adopt a Spacecraft: Voyager 1

Using interactive data, craft an object that connects people to Voyager

mission.

2013 Challenges Citizen generated database of observed Near Earth Objects

Create a web-based platform that enables citizen astronomers to register, submit findings, and help rank the findings of other citizen astronomers. Findings

that receive many positive rankings will be listed on a “potential candidates” list for new discoveries.

Space Station Benefits to Humanity

Develop an application or visualization to help the public understand the incredible benefits that International Space Station is delivering back to Earth.

Visualization of NASA's Economic Impact

Develop an application for both web and mobile devices that utilizes this data to help tell the story of NASA’s economic impact.

SciStarter Citizen Science App

create an interactive hardware-software platform that enables citizens to sample microbial levels in their local environment and compare with the International

Space Station. This app will be used at major league sports events as well as aboard ISS, offering citizens opportunities to understand and analyze microbial

communities and the way they affect human life.

Earth from Space, an Interactive Journey

i The application should allow users to manipulate the image to align it with the geography on the 3D model. Users should be able to display other images

taken around the same “selected” position along with images of the area taken at different times. As images are placed on the 3D model, users should be able

to add their own “Notes” about the image which could be a description about the geography, why they selected that location, or interesting features in that

image.

ii Social Media features should also be built in the app that allows users to share their comments, edits, and favorite images and locations.

Smart Cities, Smart Climate

Expand the urban network into other global cities and explore other variables for the purpose of generating data for wide-ranging applications. The air

temperature sensors are produced by Aginova Inc. who are based in the US. Due to their low-cost nature (<$100) and their ability to connect to existing

networks, there is potential for a number of these sensors to be set-up with ease in other cities across the world for global comparisons. Alternatively, similar

low-cost air temperatures could be developed and compared with the Aginova sensor. Furthermore, there is also potential for the development of similar low-

cost, wireless sensors to be developed for other variables using similar technology.

2013 Challenges

European Space Agency 3D Printing Modeling Contest

i The objective of this challenge is to provide a library of open hardware designs suitable for a typical desktop printer. All of them will go into the public domain,

together with the names of the original authors. The models could be used or modified by new users after the challenge ends.

ii The European Space Agency (ESA) will sponsor this initiative providing a prize: a 3D printer. (open source RepRap or similar). An ESA diploma will be sent to

all participants.

iii The model shall reproduce, in whole or partially, any aspect of an ESA space mission. Some examples are satellites, launchers, landers, rovers, space

stations modules, dioramas, instruments and ground segment equipment.

One particular example (by no means exclusive) will be modeling the spacecraft, service module or, payload of the Gaia mission.

iv The designs will be evaluated in terms of fidelity, detail, ease of manufacturing and creativity.

2013 Participating Organizations

Global

NASA

US Department of State

ESA

Geeks Without Bounds

mLabs

Tech Shop

Rasberry Pi

CloudSigma

Challenges

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

(NREL)

Department of Energy (DOE)

General Services Administration (GSA)

United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA)

Sally Ride Science

OpenEI

Australia

Australian National University

Victorian Space Science Education Center

Brazil

Startup Chile

Bolivia

Centro Boliviano Americano Santa Cruz

Colombia

Geocensos

Bulgaria

Trainsoft

Telerik Academy

Bulgarian Space Challenges

Technology University of Bulgaria

Dominican Republic

INTEC University

Finland

New Factory

France

Qunb

Indonesia

@america

India

Srishti School of Art Design and

Technology

Center for Internet of Society

Japan

Hack for Japan

Macedonia

Censum

Mexico

Hackerspace Monterrey

Nepal

Young Innovations Ltd.

Switzerland

HackEPFL

Sweden

InnovationsbronSB

Spain

agxenda.com

Uganda

Outbox Uganda

UK

UK Space Agency

Met Office

Hub

University of York

USA

New York City Tech Council

Startup Bus

RIT Lab for Technological Literacy

NEXIS at Syracuse University

IGT

Reno Collective

Hot Desks Easton

Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center

Azavea

Big Nerd Ranch

Chaotic Moon

Vietnam

Saigon High Tech Business Incubator

The International Space Apps Challenge is an unprecedented international collaboration

between government agencies, organizations and academic institutions from around the world.

Status: 55 organizations have confirmed participation in the 2013 event.

More Information The International Space Apps Challenge is an opportunity to demonstrate your organizations

commitment to the principles of transparency, participation and collaboration. If you would like

more information about how you can participate in the International Space Apps Challenge. In

Bogotá please contact us:

Javier Carranza

GeoCensos

Local lead

javier.carranza@geocensos.com

Olga Huertas

Fourtelco

Stakeholder´s manager

olga.huertas@geocensos.com

If you would like to apply to the International Space Apps Challenge in your city, please visit:

http://spaceappschallenge.org/location/bogota

www.geocensos .com