

On September 9 and 10, the first Hackathon of the Galileo Information Center of Mexico, organized jointly with the Galileo Information Center of Chile, took place in online format.
The objective of the Hackathon was to promote the development of new applications that use Europe’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS): Galileo, to reduce the digital divide in Latin America through Galileo and contribute to the sustainable development of the region.
The applications presented had to be aimed at three specific development areas: Emergencies and natural disasters, Productivity and sustainability, and Mobility and Smart cities.
The days before the Hackathon, two information sessions were held so that the participants had all the training and information necessary to participate successfully. They were trained on how to use Galileo data, use cases, business development and financing.
10 teams participated in the event and more than 50 registered from different countries: Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Spain, Ecuador, Panama, Guatemala, Portugal, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The jury, made up of Luis Cuervo (DEFIS), Leonidas Ibarra (USACH), Jorge Arturo Cabrera (SICA) and José Francisco Romero (Mexican Space Agency), chose the following winning solutions:
The organizers of the #GalileoGICkathon are very satisfied with the participation received at the event and the level of the solutions presented, which show that the knowledge and use of Galileo is making a place for itself in the Latin American region.
Thank you all for participating in the #GalileoGICkathon 2022!
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