Geospatial Challenge Camp final
Theme
The challenge is to work towards integrating health and location data to support analysis and improvement of health and wellbeing. Possible application areas include:
- Accessibility: Are the health services well distributed in space for the access of citizens?
- Epidemiology: How to avoid massive spatial spread of diseases?
- Lifestyle: What are the most healthy habits that the city can provide to the lifestyle?
- Life Quality: How good is the satisfaction of citizens in relation to their health?
- Public Health: How well planned is the public health for citizens in a rapid urbanization?
- Environment: How the pollution is affecting the health of citizens and how we can decrease it?
- Accident Prevention: How to measure and prevent the accidents that affects health and wellbeing?
- Logistics: Are medical resources well distributed?
Full schedule
| Weekly timeline | Details |
|---|---|
| Weeks 1-2 | Challenge introduction:13.-14.2. Kick-off event at Maria 01 Startup Campus (13th) and Aalto University (14th)Introduction to the challenge theme, networking with stakeholders, forming teamsA half-a-day public seminar with all the participants and collaboratorsA 1,5-day workshop with the participants and key mentorsGetting to know the societal context of the challenge as a team |
| Week 3 | Challenge specification:Analyzing the broad challenge, learning insights, and getting familiar with data and toolsSpecification of the team’s problem/sub-challenge, gathering resources and contacting stakeholdersOnline mentoring session: short presentations of each team (5-10 min) and feedback discussion |
| Weeks 4-6 | Prototyping/ideation:Rapid ideation of solutions and testing data and tools28.3. Mid-term Seminar at the University of Turku with groups and mentors’ interaction and feedback day (physical) -Presentation of the solution ideas |
| Weeks 7-10 | Solution-building:Teams work at their own pace on their solutions based on feedback/mentoring |
| Weeks 11-12 | Finalization:Online pitching rehearsals and final group status check (all groups)Final seminar 6.5.2025 and challenge feedback and summary session at Otaniemi, EspooGroups pitch their solutions to the rest of the course, stakeholders, and general audience |