The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) is hosting the Great Lakes Data Challenge in summer of 2016.
As part of our 10 year anniversary, GLOS will take open data to the next level by using innovation to broaden our community, create new partnerships and to engage people in problem solving for the Great Lakes.
GOALS
- Inspire a wider audience to engage with Great Lakes issues.
- Use technologies, innovation and creativity to solve Great Lakes problems.
- Encourage the use of open data resources from GLOS and beyond.
TIMELINE
Late May 2016: Launch challenge
June: Kick-off event(s), including IAGLR
August 15: Submissions due. Submissions can include an app, data “mash-up”, visualization, story, or other innovative idea for using, collecting, analyzing, visualizing, and/or communicating Great Lakes data.
August 15-31: Judging
September 15: Winners notified
October 12-13: Award presentation at GLOS Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor, MI
Register for the GLOS Data Challenge: REGISTER
See more info http://www.glos.us/challenge/