Nasa SpaceAppsChallenge
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Almi Företagspartner Aktiebolag |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 150 000 |
| Project duration | March 2013 - May 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The International Space Apps Challenge is a two-day hackathon where teams of technologists, scientists, designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, developers, and students collaborate across the globe, using publicly available data to design innovative solutions for global challenges in software development, citizen science, hardware, and data visualization.
Results and expected effects
An unbelievable 770 solutions were submitted, thousands of people worked together to address challenges, and an immeasurable amount of enthusiasm and investment in exploration was created.
Approach and implementation
For the 2013 event, more than 9,000 global citizens in 44 countries and 83 cities engaged directly with NASA for the largest hackathon in history. In just 83 total hours they collectively developed awe-inspiring software, built jaw-dropping hardware, and created stunning data visualizations that collectively went a long way to improving life on Earth and in space. The Swedish Hackathon attracted 127 persons and 13 projects were carried out. One project, ´NASAs Greener Cities won in the globel class ´Galactic Impact´.