The National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01] is an initiative of the FOSSEE (GIS) project, IIT Bombay which is organized 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 honor the enablers of Geospatial Technology in India, cutting across professions (Institutions, Faculty, Industry professionals, Individuals, etc), along with 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'.

NOTE:

• The National Geospatial Awards 2024 is "OPEN TO ALL ELIGIBLE INDIAN CITIZENS".
• 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.

Nominations are open for the following categories.

1. National Geospatial Faculty Fellow (Open for Faculty members currently working in Universities and Colleges across India)
2. National Geospatial Professional Fellow (Open for Industry Professionals working in Industries and MNCs in the Geospatial domain)
3. The National Geospatial Skill Development Award (Open for skill development bodies)
4. Best University Award (State-Wise) (Open to all UGC-recognized Universities (Central/ State/Universities) in India and its campuses abroad)
5. Best College Award (State-Wise) (Open for all Colleges in India)
6. Best Geospatial Enabler Award (Open only to Central or State Government Institutions/ Organizations)
7. Best Geospatial Practitioner Award (Open only for Centrally funded Research Organizations)
8. Best Geospatial Startup Award (National) (Open to all registered start-ups in India working in the Geospatial domain).
9. Best Open Source Based Geospatial Lab/ Campus Award(National) (Open to all Institutions and Research Labs in India).
10. Best Geospatial/GIS Curriculum Award (Open to all Universities and Autonomous Colleges in India.(Alignment with the (Indian) National Geospatial Policy 2022 is recommended)
11. Best Spoken Tutorial Institution Award - promoting Geospatial Technology (Open to all the ‘Spoken Tutorial’ subscribed Colleges in India)

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.

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/ or any queries related to the 'National Geospatial Awards 2024' and 'Open Source GIS Day celebrations at IIT Bombay', please write to mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in

Important dates:

Nomination window opens on August 07, 2024

Nomination window closes on September 07, 2024

Final result declaration ceremony on September 15, 2024 (Open Source GIS Celebration at IIT Bombay)

For details, please visit: https://fossee.in/gis/awards

or write to: mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in; info@fossee.in | Phone: +91 (022) 2576 4111