{"slug":"nasa-space-apps-2024","name":"NASA International Space Apps Challenge","edition":"2024","year":2024,"organizer":"NASA Space Apps Global Organizing Team (funded by NASA's Earth Science Division)","kind":"agency-open-data-challenge","format":"hybrid","region":"global","countries":[],"country_count":163,"local_events":485,"city":null,"venue":"485 in-person and virtual Local Events plus the virtual Universal Event","start_date":"2024-10-05","end_date":"2024-10-06","duration_hours":48,"participants":93520,"teams":null,"submissions":9996,"team_size":"1-6","theme":null,"tracks":[{"id":"orrery-web-app-neos","name":"Create an Orrery Web App that Displays Near-Earth Objects"},{"id":"earth-observation-agriculture","name":"Leveraging Earth Observation Data for Informed Agricultural Decision-Making"},{"id":"seismic-detection-solar-system","name":"Seismic Detection Across the Solar System"},{"id":"landsat-reflectance-data","name":"Landsat Reflectance Data: On the Fly and at Your Fingertips"},{"id":"sdgs-in-the-classroom","name":"SDGs in the Classroom"},{"id":"tell-us-a-climate-story","name":"Tell Us a Climate Story!"},{"id":"hwo-navigator","name":"Navigator for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO): Mapping the Characterizable Exoplanets in our Galaxy"},{"id":"imagine-our-connected-earth","name":"Imagine our Connected Earth"},{"id":"community-mapping","name":"Community Mapping"}],"prizes":[{"name":"Best Use of Science","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"The best and most valid use of science and/or the scientific method.","criteria":["scientific-validity"]},{"name":"Best Use of Data","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"Best makes space data accessible or leverages it for a unique application.","criteria":["design-ux","originality"]},{"name":"Best Use of Technology","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"The most innovative use of technology.","criteria":["technical-depth","originality"]},{"name":"Galactic Impact","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"The most potential to improve life on Earth or in the universe.","criteria":["impact"]},{"name":"Best Mission Concept","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"The most plausible concept and design.","criteria":["scientific-validity","challenge-relevance"]},{"name":"Most Inspirational","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"The project that captures our hearts.","criteria":["storytelling-pitch","impact"]},{"name":"Best Storytelling","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"Most creatively communicates the potential of open data through the art of storytelling.","criteria":["storytelling-pitch"]},{"name":"Global Connection","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"Best connects people around the world through technology.","criteria":["impact"]},{"name":"Art & Technology","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"Most effectively combines technical and creative skills.","criteria":["design-ux","technical-depth"]},{"name":"Local Impact","winners_count":1,"reward":null,"definition":"The greatest potential for local impact.","criteria":["impact"]}],"judging":{"criteria":[{"lens":"impact","label":"Influence","description":"How much good the project can do, in quality and quantity. Renamed 'Impact' in 2025."},{"lens":"originality","label":"Creativity","description":"How novel the approach is, versus an incremental improvement on something that exists."},{"lens":"scientific-validity","label":"Validity","description":"Scientifically valid; does what it sets out to do; can work in the real world."},{"lens":"challenge-relevance","label":"Relevance","description":"Responsive to the chosen challenge; complete; technically feasible; usable."},{"lens":"storytelling-pitch","label":"Presentation","description":"How well the team tells the story: the challenge, the proposed solution and why it matters."}],"judge_profile_summary":"Three phases. Local and Universal Event judges choose Global Nominees (940+); NASA and Space Agency Partner subject-matter experts choose 40 Global Finalists plus Honorable Mentions; an executive committee of agency leaders assigns the 10 Global Awards.","judges":[],"notes":"Criteria from the 2024 Judging & Awards guide (third-party-hosted copy); each is scored 1–5."},"required_tech":["At least one NASA data source or resource"],"sponsors":[],"submission_requirements":["Project page on spaceappschallenge.org with summary, demonstration link, project link, details, use of AI, NASA data and other data","Use and link at least one NASA data source or resource","1–6 members registered for the same Local Event or the Universal Event","'Create Your Own Challenge' projects are not eligible for global judging"],"results_status":"partial","roster_coverage":"winners-only","entries":[{"name":"SkyShield (WMPGang)","project":"skyshield-wmpgang"},{"name":"WaterWise (GaamaRamma)","project":"waterwise"},{"name":"42 QuakeHeroes","project":"quakeheroes"},{"name":"2plant (NVS-knot)","project":"2plant"},{"name":"Landsat Connect (AsturExplorers)","project":"landsat-connect"},{"name":"Eco-Metropolis (Innovisionaries)","project":"eco-metropolis"},{"name":"TerraTales","project":"terratales"},{"name":"Asteroid Destroyer","project":"asteroid-destroyer"},{"name":"Connected Earth Museum","project":"connected-earth-museum"},{"name":"G.R.O.W. (Team I.O.)","project":"grow-team-io"}],"organizer_takeaways":[{"claim":"The 10 Global Winners were chosen from 40 Global Finalists, who were selected from 940+ Global Nominees out of 9,996 submissions.","source":3}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/stem-engagement-at-nasa/nasa-international-space-apps-challenge-announces-2024-global-winners/","kind":"official-results","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"10 Global Winners with award, challenge, city/country and description; 93,520 registered participants, 485 events, 163 countries, 9,996 submissions."},{"url":"https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/awards/","kind":"official-event-page","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"Award definitions and the three judging phases."},{"url":"https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/challenges/","kind":"official-event-page","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"21 challenges (20 eligible for global awards)."},{"url":"https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/awards/global-finalists/","kind":"official-results","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"40 Global Finalists from 940+ Global Nominees (count only; list not indexed)."},{"url":"https://www.scribd.com/document/876777314/Judging-Awards-Guideline","kind":"official-event-page","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"Third-party-hosted copy of the organizer's 2024 Judging & Awards guide."}],"curator_notes":"Holdout event: indexed after pre-registering docs/research/holdout-nasa-2024.md. Tracks list only the 9 of 20 eligible challenges with a Global Winner; the agriculture challenge produced two winners and three winners are from Brazil — counts among winners, not base rates. The spaceappschallenge.org global-winners page rendered an unrelated team list on 2026-09-14, so nasa.gov is the results source. NASA publishes member names abbreviated; CrafterWIKI stores team size only."}