On November 12–13, the Sumy National Academy of Sciences hosted an international hackathon “Geospatial Solutions for Sustainable Development and Land Restoration,” which was held as part of the global DigiEduHack initiative.
The event was held online and brought together 9 teams from higher education institutions in Ukraine. Representatives from universities in Kyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv, Poltava, Bila Tserkva, Kherson, as well as the host team, SNAU (Sumy), participated.
The hackathon brought together students, teachers, and young researchers who were working on digital solutions for post-war restoration of territories using geographic information systems, satellite data, and open spatial data sets. Participants looked for ways to use GIS technologies to identify areas of land degradation, assess the consequences of destruction, and offer communities practical steps for sustainable land use.
Based on the results of the work, each team prepared its own project, presented it, and publicly defended it. According to the results of the competition, the winners were determined:
1st place was won by the UkrDUZT team;
2nd place was shared by the teams of SNAU, DBTU, ODAU, BNAU;
3rd place was taken by the teams of KAI, KAI College, KhDAEU, PDAU.
Holding the hackathon on the basis of Sumy NAU showed the high potential of cooperation between Ukrainian universities in the field of geospatial technologies and became an important step towards creating innovative solutions for the restoration and sustainable development of the regions of Ukraine.
