Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge

On May 30-31, NASA, along with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to participate in a virtual hackathon. During a period of 48 hours, participants from around the world will create virtual teams and use Earth observation data to develop solutions to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges will range from studying the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and its spread to the impact the disease is having on the Earth system. The challenges will focus on the following thematic areas:

• Learning about the virus and its spread using space-based data
• Local response/change and solutions
• Impacts of COVID-19 on the Earth system/Earth system response
• Economic opportunity, impact, and recovery during and following COVID-19