[ESIP-all] Fwd: GEO Appathon 2014

Tue Apr 8 14:33:15 EDT 2014

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From: GEO Secretariat <secretariat at GEOSEC.ORG>
Subject: GEO Appathon 2014
Date: April 8, 2014 at 11:31:05 AM CDT
To: GEO-ALL at LIST.GEOSEC.ORG
Reply-To: GEO Secretariat <secretariat at GEOSEC.ORG>

Dear Colleagues,

I write to announce the launch of the first Group on Earth Observations GEO Appathon 2014 - an exciting new worldwide data science competition to be launched on 7 May 2014. See www.geoappathon.org

The GEO Appathon is a global applications (App) development competition that aims to develop new, exciting and - most importantly - useful Apps using Earth observation data from the open and expansive Earth Observation data sets in the GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI). See www.geoportal.org 

The Appathon kicks off on 7 May 2014 and runs until 31 August 2014. Participation is open to any non-commercial entity, individual or team from any background in any country. Apps can be created for any of the main operating systems, and can be designed for any type of portable device. All Apps will be judged and the top three winners will receive a cash prize and a year-long GEO network endorsement and publicity for the App. 

Visit our GEO Appathon website (www.geoappathon.org) for more rules, details of how to register and information about how you can help us unleash the power of Earth observation data.

I invite you to share this email broadly across your organizations and networks, and with anyone who has a passion for building apps, or an interest in creative solutions that can make a difference. 

We encourage students, scientists and developers to join us and create the next game-changing solution using Earth observation data.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Dan Williams at: dan at geoappathon.org.

Best regards,

Barbara Ryan

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Barbara J. Ryan
Director, GEO Secretariat
Tel: +41 22 730 85 80
http://www.earthobservations.org

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