NGA Geo-Hack for Humanity-Leaders of Tomorrow Solving The Problems of Today

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The GEOINT Hub @ T-REX

Join the National-Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and T-REX for the University-level Hackathon

NOTE: This is an in-person event open to current Fall &#x27;23 Undergraduate and Graduate students. You must use a .edu email address to register.The NGA Geo-Hack for Humanity provides competitors and colleagues the opportunity to meet with other like-minded students to see what can be accomplished in a weekend of fun and exploration. OverviewThis year’s hackathon will be focused on Food Security. Students will be asked to analyze key indicators related to food availability in a region of the world. Analysis can include a wide variety of approaches, including the prediction of food availability based on crop yields, regional impacts/conflicts, human migration, government collapse, disease outbreaks, and famine. Student teams will be asked to conduct problem solving and data analysis, including the application of computer science and programming skills (Python, pivot tables, data sets, etc.). *Registration ends September 7th at noon CT.Student ResourcesNGA analysts will be assigned to each team and will be available throughout the event to support the students and answer questions. Multiple commercial and open data resources will be made available to student teams.Who Can ParticipateUniversity graduate and undergraduate students who will be enrolled in Fall 2023. Students can form their own teams or can register individually and join teams on site on the first day of the hackathon. University faculty are encouraged to assist in student team formation. Interdisciplinary student teams are encouraged. Teams should consist of no more than six individuals.DisclaimersThere will be photography at this event. Participants entering this event consent to have their likeness photographed or recorded and released to the public.More about GEOINTThe discipline of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) provides advantage to U.S. policymakers, military service members, intelligence professionals and first responders through the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. It helps our national defense agencies and security forces by monitoring, analyzing and reporting on imminent threats, as well as aiding those responding to fires, floods, earthquakes, or other natural or manmade disasters our nation&#x27;s first responders attend to in humanitarian and disaster relief efforts.About NGAThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals &amp; first responders. NGA is a unique combination of intelligence agency &amp; combat support agency. It is the world leader in timely, relevant, accurate &amp; actionable geospatial intelligence. NGA enables the U.S. intelligence community &amp; the Department of Defense to fulfill the president’s national security priorities to protect the nation.A﻿bout T-REX &amp; Event VenueT‐REX is a non-profit innovation, entrepreneur and workforce development organization that provides quality programming, collaborative community, and flexible space in its historic building in downtown St. Louis, part of the Downtown North Urban Insight District. T-REX boasts a one-of-a-kind 16,000 square foot Geospatial Innovation Center and is also home to NGA’s Moonshot Labs, as well as nearly 200 companies and innovation support organizations. T-REX is a proud partner of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement that serves NGA mission objectives focused on technology transfer, innovation, and workforce development. To receive updates about future events at T-REX, visit https://downtowntrex.org/. Follow T-REX on Twitter @DowntownTREX, on Facebook @trex.stlouis , on Instagram @trex.stlouis, and on LinkedIn at t-rex-technology-entrepreneur-center/.

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