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 organizations, 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 honor 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 recognized 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 organized 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. The FOSSEE project is headed by Prof. Kannan Moudgalya (Principal Investigator.); Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy (Co.P.I.) leads the GIS vertical of the project; Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan M (National Coordinator - FOSSEE(GIS) & Sr. Project Research Scientist) coordinates the overall strategic planning, partnership, and implementation of all the IIT Bombay-FOSSEE-GIS activities. Public sector agencies, Skill Development bodies, and Educational institutions (UGC/ AICTE/ AIU recognized Universities, Colleges, etc), Industries specialized in GIS domain seeking collaboration can write to <mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in> us and help us spread awareness on the IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team’s national level initiatives for the benefit of teaching fraternity, industry professionals, student community present at large.
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 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'.
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
For any queries, please contact Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan, National Coordinator - FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT), IIT Bombay <mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in>
| Open Source GIS Day & National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) | |||
| 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 | |||
| 08:00 to 08:50 | Registration | ||
| 08:50 to 09:00 | Welcome Address | Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan National Coordinator - FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT), IIT Bombay |
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| 09:00 to 09:10 | Director's Address | Prof Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Bombay | |
| 09:10 to 10:00 |
Awarding Ceremony: 'Part 01' National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) JURY AWARDS |
Jury Awards will be presented by Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Bombay & Prof. Kannan Moudgalya, P.I. FOSSEE, IIT Bombay |
Recipients of the Jury Award: Category: Geospatial Enabler + Survey of India
+ NRSC (ISRO), Hyderabad
+ NESAC (ISRO)
+ ISRO SATNAV programme
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Category: Geospatial Practitioner + International Centre for Free and Open Source Software, Government of Kerala + ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru + Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited + Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Government of Tamil Nadu |
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Other Jury Categories + Best Skill Development Body Award (Geospatial Outreach) + National Geospatial Faculty Fellow |
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| 10:00 to 10:30 | Keynote Address | Prof. Kannan Moudgalya Principal Investigator, FOSSEE & Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay |
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| 10:30 to 10:45 | Refreshments | ||
| 10:45 to 11:15 | Open Source GIS Day Talk | Prof Pennan Chinnasamy Co.P.I. FOSSEE & P.I.C. The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay |
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| 11:15 to 11:25 | Learn Open Source GIS through Spoken Tutorials | Ms. Akanksha Saini National Coordinator - Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay |
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| 11:25 to 11:45 |
Initiatives of FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay (NMEICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India) |
Mr. Rajesh Kushalkar Ms. Usha Viswanathan Ms. Vineeta Parmar |
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| 11:45 to 12:00 | Launch of IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS Activities for the Calendar Year 2025 | Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan National Coordinator - FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT), IIT Bombay |
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| 12:00 to 13:00 |
Awarding Ceremony: 'Part 02' National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) NOMINATED & SPECIAL AWARDS |
Category-wise National Geospatial Awards |
Categories: + National Geospatial Emerging Faculty Fellow + National Geospatial Professional Fellow + Best Open Source Geospatial Lab + Best Geospatial Curriculum Award + Best Emerging Geospatial Startup Award + Best University Award (contribution to FOSSEE GIS) + Best Spoken Tutorial Institute Award (promoting GIS) |
| Special Awards |
Special awards: + Excellence in Outreach Award + Special Outreach (Mumbai Region) + Best Geospatial Community Outreach Award |
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| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 |
Parallel session 01* (closed group informal session @VMCC board room) IIT Bombay Faculty + Students & Participating delegates Moderator: Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy, IIT Bombay |
Closed group 'informal meeting' (only for IIT Bombay community and delegates from Survey of India, NRSC, SATNAV programme, NESAC, etc) | |
| 14:00 to 14:15 |
Parallel session 02 (a). (Main Auditorium) Launch of Medical GIS initiative by FOSSEE GIS, IIT Bombay |
Dr. Viduthalai Virumbi MBBS, MD |
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| 14:15 to 15:30 |
Parallel session 02 (b). (Main Auditorium) Invited/ Expert Talks |
Prof. Col. K. C. Tiwari |
Designing Curriculum for Geospatial Science and Technologies |
| Dr. M. G. Sethuraman Dean, Faculty of Science, Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Tamil Nadu |
Redefining contemporary T&L Paradigms in HEIs through ICT- opportunities and challenges | ||
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Mr. Abdul Hakeem |
Indian Space Policy and National Geospatial Policy - Role of NRSC | ||
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Dr. Sunil T T |
Geospatial IoT enabled Smart Village | ||
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Prof. Col. Karbhari Kale |
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| 15:30 to 16:00 |
Panel Discussion Topic: Role of Open Source Geospatial Technologies in Education & Nation-building effort |
Dr. Viduthalai Virumbi MBBS, MD |
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| Prof K. C. Tiwari Head, Interdisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics Delhi Technological University, New Delhi |
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| Prof. RAAJ Ramashankaran, IIT Bombay | |||
| Dr. Sunil T T, Director, ICFOSS, Trivandrum | |||
| Mr. Rajesh Kushalkar, Senior. Manager, FOSSEE, IIT Bombay | |||
| 16:00 to 16:15 | Vote of Thanks |
Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan |
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| 16:15 | High Tea | ||
Date: September 15, 2024
Venue: Prof. B. Nag Auditorium, Ground Floor, VMCC, IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
Email: mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in ; info@fossee.in
Phone: (+91) 022-2576-4111