EVENT REPORT: WORLD GIS DAY, 12th November 2022
Venue: Balvantrai N Brahmbhatt (BNB) Hall, CEPT University
Organised By:
1. IEEE-GRSS Gujarat Chapter
2. M.Tech Geomatics, Faculty of Technology, CEPT University
3. ISRS-AC

NAKSHAASTRA 2022

GIS day is a worldwide event celebrating the advancements and development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. It is celebrated on the 16th of November every year, to spread awareness regarding the power of geographic data. To commemorate this occasion, the M.Tech (Geomatics) Programme, Faculty of Technology, CEPT University with the support of Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Ahmedabad Chapter (ISRS – AC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society - Gujarat Chapter (IEEE-GRSS-GC), and ESRI India, organised an ArcGIS Workshop on StoryMaps, presented by Sagar Patel from ESRI India. There were over 115 participants who attended the workshop, including higher secondary students from Amrit Jyoti School, Delhi Public School, Kendriya Vidyalaya SAC, Zydus School for Excellence, CRDF Employees, and CEPT undergraduate and postgraduate students from various colleges and backgrounds.

Following the workshop, a data visualization and story maps competition was organized; with themes like urban issues, climate change, disaster management, natural resource management, and know your city. Where, participants were expected to prepare a story map and present it briefly before the panel for evaluation. The competition was conducted separately for school students and university students.

WINNERS OF THE EVENTS:

University Level
• First Prize: Shreeraj Ashish Narwade, Mumbai
• Second Prize: Ananthu P S
• Third Prize: Vagmi Patel, CRDF CEPT
• Extraordinary Performance: Devansh Khare & Jacob S Parackal, FT, CEPT

School Level
• First Prize: Shivi Purohit and Diya Kamath from class XI, DPS Bopal School.
• Second Prize: Drishita Trivedi and Punya Purohit, class X, Amrit Jyoti School.
• Third Prize: Krupa Desai and Bhagyashree Jadeja from class IX, DPS Bopal School.
• Extraordinary Performance: Jhanvi Prajapati and Kavya Sarraiya, Mohammad Sabir Rathod and Atharva, Stuti Shah and Vinita Shah, Vyom Shah and Takshil S. Dalal.

Winner Announcement Email from CEPT University
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Winner Annoucement: GIS Day 2022

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Promotional activities before the event (include snapshots) (Web -Social (include pics, conversation snapshots) -Onsite -Others):

Details and Pictures of planned activities

  • ArcGIS Workshop on StoryMaps: Sagar Patel from ESRI India conducted a workshop explaining the basics of ArcGIS Online Story Maps. He is a GIS engineer holding an M. Tech degree in Geomatics from CEPT University and a certification in General Management from IIM Calcutta. Hundred participants attended the workshop, including higher secondary students from Amrit Jyoti, Delhi Public School, Kendriya Vidyalaya SAC, Zydus School for Excellence, CRDF Employees, and CEPT undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Following the workshop, a data visualization and story maps competition was organized on themes like urban issues, climate change, disaster management, natural resource management, and know your city. The competition was conducted separately for school students and university students. Mentors from ISRS AC acted as mentors for the participants to help them better curate the story maps on the given themes. Participants were expected to prepare a story map and present it briefly before the panel for evaluation.

Impact

The event provided a platform for school and college students to showcase their map building skills and convey a story, which was relevant to them within the confined themes of the competition i.e. Know your city, Climate Change, Urban issues, disaster management etc.

With the usage of a powerful tool, students were able to built wonderful story maps for different topics within the confined themes. The level of knowledge and depth was achieved purely through the flexibility of the software, thus giving more time to research and studies. The students were keen of continuing their usage for story maps platform.

Winners of the Events

University Level
• First Prize: Shreeraj Ashish Narwade, School of Environment and Architecture, Borivali, Mumbai
• Second Prize: Ananthu P S, FT, CEPT University
• Third Prize: Vagmi Patel, CRDF, CEPT University
• Extraordinary Performance: Devansh Khare & Jacob S Parackal, FT, CEPT University

School Level
• First Prize: Shivi Purohit and Diya Kamath (class XI), DPS Bopal School.
• Second Prize: Drishita Trivedi and Punya Purohit, (Class X), Amrit Jyoti School.
• Third Prize: Krupa Desai and Bhagyashree Jadeja (Class IX), DPS Bopal School.
• Extraordinary Performance: Jhanvi Prajapati and Kavya Sarraiya, Mohammad Sabir Rathod and Atharva, Stuti Shah and Vinita Shah, Vyom Shah and Takshil S. Dalal.

Any Other Information
The event was co-funded by:
1. IEEE-GRSS
2. Faculty of Technology, CEPT University
3. ISRS-AC

Results

Results (How much audience attended, what engagement happened, what impact the event created etc.)

TOTAL ENTRIES in Story Maps Competition: 37 (groups and individual participants)

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