Space Apps Ottawa - Judges
The judges are responsible for choosing two local teams for Global Judging. After the pitches, they gather and share their opinions on the presentations, evaluate the teams individually and pick two teams which go on to Global Judging round!
Global Judging Process
The global judging process is coordinated by the Space Apps Global Organizing team, but NASA personnel conduct all global judging of the projects themselves. Teams nominated for global judging will be asked to create a 30-second video about their project using effective storytelling techniques. Teams will submit videos by 11:59 PM (local time) on Sunday by embedding a link to their video in their project page.
You do not need to be available during the entire hackathon, but only on Sunday Oct 4 when participants are presenting, and able to spend some time the week after reviewing and completing your final judging so we can pick winning teams.
Tools and Technology
The Canadian locations have an official collaboration tool which is discord.
Here are some useful links for downloading, installing and using Discord:
It is recommended once you login and create an account select a username that will differentiate you from participants.
What's Happening This Year
The event will be held online this year.
Join us for another great year solving "out of this world" challenges in a fun environment.
For more details on NASA 2020 hackathon visit the official website.
Space Apps is for everyone! This includes those who have never “hacked’ before! All passionate problem solvers are encouraged to join - students, experts, engineers, makers, artists, and storytellers. While some of our challenges are technical, others ask you to use your artistic skills, your business acumen, and your historical imaginations! In other words, you do not need to be a coder or data expert to be part of Space Apps. In fact, the most diverse teams are often the most successful.
Ottawa is one of over 200 cities participating in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge globally.
We also have lots of support from the Canadian Space Agency and other government departments and companies. So we like to think of this event as the NASA International Space Apps Challenge with a Canadian flavour!
Space Apps, which started in 2012, has now become the largest global hackathon. While
NASA provides awards to the top projects (see more below), Space Apps is all about
collaboration! Our mission is focused on the following objectives:
- To inspire collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking
- To foster interest in Earth and space science and exploration
- To raise awareness of NASA data around the world
- To encourage growth and diversity of the next generation of scientists,
technologists, designers, engineers, artists, etc.
In other words, all local events will be moved online. In this unprecedented time, the Space Apps community exists as a reminder that we have the tools and talents to tackle the challenges that face our planet, as well as the ability to unite across boundaries and borders of all kinds.
Our theme for this year’s event -- “Take Action” -- is a critical reminder that you can make a difference, even from the comfort and safety of home.
What Happened Last Year
NASA International Space Apps Hackathon 2019 was an intense 48-hour global weekend hackathon for developers, designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, astronomers and enthusiasts. We were hosted by the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University.
Visit Official Space Apps Ottawa Hackathon Website
Download Space Apps NASA Tool Kit Guide
Download NASA Space Apps Challenge Guide
Listen in to last year participants.
Listen in to NASA previous events.