SpaceHACK For Sustainability
Use Satellite Data
to Make a Difference!
The in-person event will be held on the 3rd Floor Hayden Library at Arizona State University. Limited in-person seats available.
Virtual participation is accessible through this website.
March 22-23 2024
The United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 ambitious targets that address the world's most pressing social, economic, and environmental issues. The SDGs were established to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by the year 2030. In light of this, the SpaceHACK 4 Sustainability Hackathon is taking a unique approach to tackling these global goals. In light of these pressing societal and environmental issues, it has become increasingly vital to take action and find solutions. That's why the SpaceHACK for Sustainability Hackathon is stepping up to the challenge. By bringing together innovative students and faculty, this hackathon aims to harness the power of satellite data to take steps towards addressing the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
This exciting two-day event promises to be an exciting learning experience, where participants will be divided into small groups and tasked with developing a 5-minute presentation that explores how satellite data can be used to achieve the UN's SDGs. Using Planet satellite data and Google Earth Engine, students will work to create solutions that tackle the following three tracks: sustainable groundwater usage in Nepal, reducing wildfire risk and addressing social disparities at the Wildland Urban Interface, and addressing the impact of climate change and poverty with a focus on Brazilian Favelas.
The presentations will be evaluated by a panel of expert judges, and winning teams will be awarded prizes for their outstanding efforts. So come and join the SpaceHACK 4 Sustainability Hackathon, and be part of the solution to some of the world's most pressing problems. Let's work together to create a better future for all!
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Ocean Heating and Coastal Biomes
ECUADOR
Monitoring dynamic weather patterns using satellite data can help us better understand the occurrence and severity of harmful algal bloom events, otherwise known as “red tide”. These events are worsening in their duration, frequency, and toxicity - causing irreversible damage to fragile and necessary ecosystems and having a measurable impact on the economy of Ecuador.
By using historical weather monitoring and satellite data, can we track trends in weather, marine health, and income sources to better understand the impact our changing climate has on economic resilience?
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Uncovering Invisibility
CANADA
Telecommunications are an integral and almost essential part of 21st Century human life. While these instant communications are seemingly invisible, there is a complex infrastructure in and around cities and rural areas that keep us connected. These builds and the communications they create have an impact - from land use and urban sprawl, to gentrification, and worsening the gap in the “digital divide”.
Can we use satellite data to better understand these developments and the impacts - good and bad - they are imparting on our communities?
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Agriculture and Water in the Desert
ARIZONA, U.S.A.
Arizona has a robust infrastructure for moving water throughout the region - with the majority of water used in the largest cities, including Phoenix, coming from outside the region. However, the biggest use of this complex water import system is used to maintain agricultural land in the region. As water becomes more scarce, we must evaluate mitigation and sustainment strategies for water usage.
Leveraging Earth Observation data, can we help inform these strategies while also understanding the impacts and implications of retiring and changing centuries-old agricultural land?
