Results
National Medical GIS Hackathon 2025
(Edition 01: One Health)
Navigating Health with Geospatial Intelligence
The National Medical GIS Hackathon is a joint 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, Honeybee Population Healthcare Foundation (HPHF), and the Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay.
Champions
Winners
Notable Participants
Note: All the teams mentioned below are Champions, there is no particular order to be followed*; team(s) securing >90% are Champions; This is the highest classification among the winning category.
| Sr. No. | Institute Name | Team Member(s) | Title / Problem Statement | Department | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Navi Mumbai | Nikita Haresh Rajput | Mapping Cancer Care in India: A GIS-Based Approach for Equitable Access & Implementation | Division of Cancer Care, Hospital Cancer Registries & Survival Studies, Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, ACTREC, TMC. | Equitable Healthcare |
| 2 | Madras Medical College, Chennai | Dr. Nandhakumar N | Mapping the path to equality: A State-level Geospatial analysis of SDG-5 indicators | Community Medicine | Localization of SDGs |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bengaluru | Dayal Dev | Mapping the Urban Homeless Communities of Zone-5 (Royapuram), Chennai for Public Health Interventions | Isaac centre for Public Health | Public Health |
| 4 | Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai | Dr. Shalini Anil Dabhade | Unseen Risk: Identifying Zoonotic Hotspots of Assam through Veterinary Access Gaps | School of Health System Studies, TISS | Public Health |
| 5 | Government College of Engineering, Erode | Jeevanantham D Devaprakasam G Kaviselvam E Shunumughalakshmi V Dr. R. Senthilkumar AP/ECE (Mentor) | Clustering of Diseases and timely prediction of outbreaks | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Clustering of Diseases |
Note: All the teams mentioned below are Winners — there is no particular order to be followed*. Team(s) securing 70%–90% are classified as Winners; Winners are those in the second-highest category.
| Sr. No. | Institute Name | Team Member(s) | Title / Problem Statement | Department | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | Oviya V | Analyzing trends in Physical Violence against women across Indian states: A comparative study of NFHS 4 (2015-16) and NFHS 5 (2019-21) to identify emerging hotspots and regional shifts. | Public Health | Physical violence against women |
| 2 | Madras Medical College, Chennai | Dr. A. Logeshwaran | Comparison of state-wise average rainfall percentage with state-wise forest coverage percentage in India | Community Medicine | Localization of SDGs |
| 3 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar | Bairaju Naveen Chandra Vennapusa Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Sree Reddy Praneeth Kumar Reddy Reddannagari Gunasekhar Reddy | Assessing Healthcare Accessibility in Rural Villages of Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu | Computer Science and Engineering | Healthcare in Rural Development |
| 4 | SRM University Science and Technology, Chennai | Radhakrishnan R | There is a potential mismatch between market yard accessibility and Kharif paddy Cultivation across Mandals in Bhadradri Kothagudem, affecting efficient crop marketing. | Public Health | Agriculture & Health |
| 5 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai | Dr. Hanupriyan V | Comparing disease trends of Malaria over years from 2019 to 2024, in all districts of Telangana | Public Health | Vector Borne Diseases Incidence |
| 6 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai | Ezhil Mangai K | Geospatial Mapping of Burn Care Facilities and Skin Banks for Burn Injury Management in Tamil Nadu | Public Health | Health Facility Mapping |
| 7 | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, SBV, Puducherry | Abdul Gaffoor | Mapping of area under mining with the number of mining leases in India, 2024 | Faculty of Public Health | Visuzliaing LULC for Environmental Sustainability |
| 8 | University of Bristol (United Kingdom) | Srinithy Radhakrishnan | A QGIS based district wise correlation between teenage pregnancy and MMR in Tamil Nadu (NFHS 2019-21) | Public Health | Maternal and Child Health |
| 9 | Madras Medical College, Chennai | Dr. Surya Pugazhendhi | Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 – “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” – provides a framework to monitor climate action progress at national and subnational levels. Geospatial analysis offers a powerful tool to visualize regional disparities, identify high-risk zones, and inform policy and planning. Integrating SDG 13 indicators with forest cover dynamics (as reported in the India State of Forest Reports – ISFR 2021 and 2023) and the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) can offer comprehensive insights into state-wise climate resilience and adaptation needs. | Community Medicine | One Health |
| 10 | SRM University | Mr. Azhagudurai S | District-wise Geospatial Mapping of High-Risk Population for HIV/ AIDS (FSW, MSM, IDU, and H/TG) in Karnataka Using QGIS | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Disease Clustering |
| 11 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | T. Manjunath Reddy | Influence of rainfall in crop yield in BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM | Agriculture | Crop Health (Chilli) |
| 12 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | M. Akhila | Spatial analysis for market yard locations and Rabi crop ( paddy) crop production in mandals of Badradri kothagudem district,2018-19 | Agriculture | Crop Health and Production (Paddy) |
| 13 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | Gude Chandra Aswini Kumar | Spatial Analysis of Market Yard Locations and kharif crop (cotton) production in mandals of Bhadradri kothagudem, 2018-2019 | Agriculture | Market Yard Locations and kharif crop (cotton) production |
| 14 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | Sampasala Laxmi Navya Sri | Geo-spatial assessment of river stream proximity and it's effect on crop cultivation (Mango) in Bhadradri kothagudem district, 2022-2023 | Agriculture | Crop Health and Production (Mango) |
| 15 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | Kavya Sri Sravanam | Spatial analysis of market yard locations and Kharif Crop (Cotton) production in the mandals of Bhadradri kothagudem, 2018-2019. | Agriculture | Crop Health and Production (Cotton) |
| 16 | Government College of Engineering, Erode | Jeevika Jenny C A Kayalvizhi M Jayashree D Dr.R.SenthilKumar AP/ECE (Mentor) | Risk Zoning for Healthcare Issues | Electronnics and Communication Engineering | Healthcare Hotspot Analysis |
| 17 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | Dr. Nithya Shree M | Flood Vulnerability Mapping for Health System Preparedness – Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | Master of Public Health | Flood Vulnerability Mapping |
Note: All the teams mentioned below are Notable Participants, there is no particular order to be followed*; Efforts appreciated in creating basic maps using QGIS, teams that have the potential to do better.
| Sr. No. | Institute Name | Team Member(s) | Title / Problem Statement | Department | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Akshitha | Spatial Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities in Udupi District | Health Technology and Informatics | Healthcare Service Delivery |
| 2 | Pondicherry University | Priyadharshini R | Visualization of State-wise Distribution of Infant Mortality rate, with gender wise (Pie Chart) distribution mapping using SRS Statistical Report, 2021 | Department of Electronic Media and Mass communication | Infant Mortality Rate Mapping |
| 3 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | Katarapu Deepthi | Water body Mapping at mandal level in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, Telangana using QGIS software (2024) | Agriculture | Water and Environment |
| 4 | University College of Engineering, Kakatiya University | TIWARI CHINMAI | Depth of Groundwater level in Bhadradri Kothagudem | MINING | Groundwater Mapping |
| 5 | University College of Engineering, Kothagudem | AMBATI SRICHARAN | Inundation mapping of Godavari River and Waterbodies in Bhadradri Kothagudem | MINING | Flood Inundation Mapping |
| 6 | Agriculture College (PJTAU), Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem | Kavali Mallikarjun | Spatial variation in livestock distribution in mandala of bhadradri kothagudem district, Telangana 2018 | Agriculture | Livestock Mapping |
| 7 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai | Dr.A.S.Srirajalingham Dharshini P | Distribution of total Death due to accidents across all states in India (2022) | Department of Epidemiology | Transport and GIS |
The FOSSEE project is part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India.