Main Organzier

 

IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT)

 

The IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team promotes the usage of GIS-based Free/Libre Open Source Software and Open Source Hardware in academia and industry. It also promotes the use of various indigenous Indian technologies like NavIC (ISRO), etc. The FOSSEE-GIS team is part of the FOSSEE project, developed at IIT Bombay which is funded through the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India.

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The IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS mandates:

  • Indian Citizens Only
  • Use only Free/ Libre Open Source Software and Open Source Hardware
  • Align with any SDG (UNDP). Use indigenous Indian technologies like NavIC (ISRO), etc wherever possible.
  • The study area should be India-specific (mandatory).
  • Work on real-life data sets (mandatory).
  • Adhere to the (Indian) National Geospatial Policy 2022 (mandatory).
  • Use Indian Satellite data (recommended).
  • Use shape files only from the Survey of India portal (mandatory).
  • Problem statements to be Inclined towards Gati Shakti (recommended).
  • The participant(s) must be a bonafide student/ faculty/ staff of the institution recognized by UGC/ AICTE/ AIU or a body recognized by the Indian/ State Government.

The IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS project activities include but are not limited to…

  • Creating awareness about various GIS-based Open Source software/ hardware tools in Educational Institutions, Research and Innovation councils/ forums across India through thematic workshops, faculty development programs, panel discussions, support in the inclusion of Skill based GIS-centric course(s) in the curriculum (Academic Council/ Board of Studies) as per NEP 2020; partnerships; advisory, etc in the foundational level.
  • Conducting national level (general and domain-specific competitions)… (a). IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS Mapathon (Edition I (2020); Edition II (2022); Edition 3 (2023))- considered to be the world’s biggest open-source-based geospatial mapping challenge; (b). GIS-based IoT Hackathon; (c). Maritime Geospatial Hackathon; (d). Geospatial Agriculture Hackathon, etc.
  • Conducting the (a). IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS Summer Fellowship and Internship; (b). FOSSEE-GIS Semester Long Internship.
  • The DST-Chanakya-FOSSEE National Geospatial Fellowship.
  • National-level GIS Case Studies (General and Domain Specific).
  • Internship-based GIS product development (i.e.) GIS on Cloud; GIS in Birding; GIS in History, GIS in Wildlife, etc.
  • Open Source GIS Day & National Geospatial Awards (September 15, 2023).
  • IUMAP™ certification program on GIS & RS.
  • (viii). Annual FOSSEE-GIS Institutional partner subscription program (with exclusive members-only benefits).
  • (viii). Pan-India Academia-Industry connect. 
  • (ix). Job Fair for FOSSEE-GIS alumni and annual FOSSEE-GIS Institutional partners.
  • (x). GIS Summer/ Winter School.
  • (x). National level Annual FOSSEE-GIS awards (for FOSSEE-GIS alumni and annual FOSSEE-GIS Institutional and industry partners).
  • and more…

 

Organzing Partners

 

The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay

 

The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay is India’s first HPC/ Supercomputing facility powered data center dedicated to Rural Development, While Data labs exist for large fields, such data labs focusing on rural communities are limited. On that note, the Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab aims to become the leading academically-based center in India where research will be conducted in India’s renowned technical institution – the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), and research findings/products will be tested and applied at rural areas, where Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA) already has long-lasting experience. Therefore the focus will be on applied research with a focus on rural areas - natural resources management, education, health care, food security, climate change and sustainability. The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay is a dedicated technical partner FOSSEE GIS project activities.

HPHF (a not-for-profit entity) Evangelising Population Governance, Clinical Governance and Development Research

 

Honeybee Population Healthcare Foundation (HPHF) is a not-for-profit entity registered under the Companies Act 2013 (18 of 2013), based in Chennai, India. Our mission is to foster sustainable population-scale digital adoption,  governance, and research through a Systems Sustainability Toolkit (SST), a Digital Platform for Fiduciary Services, Citizen-Centric Predictive Service Delivery at a population scale, and local, national and international partnerships. The HPHF team is an amalgamation of Public Policy Experts, Administrators, Field Operation Experts, Data Scientists, Statisticians, Public Health Specialists, Epidemiologists, Clinicians (Generalists and specialists), Technologists, Academicians, And Researchers with 100+ years of collective experience in their respective domains. The HPHF team has formulated flagship programmes, advised national and international policies in mass gatherings, emergency response, disease surveillance, and one health.



Knowledge Partners

 

ISRO - National Remote Sensinsing Center (NRSC)

 

ICMR - National Institute of Epidermology (NIE)

 

TN-DPH&PR - Tamil Nadu Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine

(Government of Tamil Nadu)

 

ICFOSS - Government of Kerala

 

CMC (Christian Medical College), Vellore

 

The FOSSEE project is part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.