Related Posts
The UN Open Source Week invites geospatial data technology enthusiasts, students and professionals to participate on three hackathon challenges aimed at enhancing child-centric disaster preparedness and response through geospatial technology and data analytics. Participants can work in teams. The hackathon will take place over two days June 16 and 17th at the UN Headquarters.
The challenges are as follows:
Challenge 1: Unlocking Child-Centric Extreme Weather Intelligence
This challenge emphasizes the need for better data pipelines and analytics that consider children’s vulnerabilities during extreme weather events. Participants can choose from three streams:
-
Building Data Pipelines for Child-Centered Intelligence: This stream focuses on developing automated scripts to extract and process data relevant to children, including real-time weather predictions and infrastructure data. Key skills required include Python, API integration, and geospatial data handling.
-
Child-Centered Analytics and Impact Assessment Methods: Participants will create analytical frameworks to assess children’s exposure to various hazards and develop risk scoring models using child-focused indicators. Skills needed include data analysis and GIS.
-
Child-Centered Data Extraction: This stream involves developing methods to extract and organize data about past disaster impacts on children from diverse sources. Key skills include data analysis and text analysis.
Challenge 2: Solving the “Geo-Puzzle”
This challenge addresses the integration of multi-hazard data layers to create reliable early warning systems for children. Participants are tasked with:
-
Harmonizing diverse spatial data formats for natural hazard impact analyses.
-
Creating solutions for administrative boundary reconciliation.
-
Developing workflows to combine various hazard data with child-specific information.
-
Key skills required include geospatial analysis, Python, and tools like QGIS.
Challenge 3: Make the Risk Data Visible & Actionable
Participants in this challenge will enhance UNICEF’s GeoSight platform, which is designed for geospatial data visualization. The objectives include:
-
Improving data analysis and visualization features.
-
Enhancing user interaction capabilities.
-
Key skills needed include Python, Django, React, and PostgreSQL.
We encourage all those interested in the UN Tech Over Hackathon to register through this registration form, which is also found through the UN Open Source Week website.