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    "title" : "NASA Space Apps Challenge: 2016 Global Winners! |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"NASA Space Apps Challenge: 2016 Global Winners!","summary" : "We’re thrilled to announce the Space Apps 2016 Global Award Winners!! These projects well represent the best of the best innovative thinking this year. Congratulations to all the teams. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming NASA launch in Florida.","date" : "2016-06-27T14:00:49-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"beth-beck" : "Beth Beck"},"topics" : {
        
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            "crowdsourcing-and-citizen-science" : "Crowdsourcing and citizen science",
            "innovation" : "Innovation",
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2016/06/2016-06-27-nasa-space-apps-challenge-2016-global-winners.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2016/06/2016-06-27-nasa-space-apps-challenge-2016-global-winners.md","slug" : "nasa-space-apps-challenge-2016-global-winners","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/06/27/nasa-space-apps-challenge-2016-global-winners/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eWe’re thrilled to announce the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/awards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps 2016 Global Award Winners\u003c/a\u003e!! These projects well represent the best of the best innovative thinking this year. Congratulations to all the teams. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming NASA launch in Florida.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-213-SpaceApps2016ComputerLogos.original.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Logos on computer of Space Apps Canaria Team Member.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Use of Data:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/earth/aircheck/projects/scintilla\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScintilla\u003c/a\u003e, created at the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/pasadena-ca-usa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps Pasadena\u003c/a\u003e, California main stage event, mitigates the impact of poor air quality in the global community by democratizing air quality data collection. Leveraging social media and text analysis, the Scintilla web portal collects and displays real time human sentiment on air pollution. Scintilla solves the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/earth/aircheck\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAirCheck\u003c/a\u003e challenge to develop an app or platform to crowd-source data on environmental factors that affect human health.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-365-ScintillaSpaceApps2016BestUseDataGlobalAward.width-800.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Space Apps 2016 Global Best Use of Data Awardee Scintilla Pasadena.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Use of Hardware:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/space-station/rock-it-space-fashion-and-design/projects/canaria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCanaria\u003c/a\u003e, created by a team at \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/london-england\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps London\u003c/a\u003e, is a 3-D printed earpiece designed as a lifeline to the wearer, simultaneously monitoring heart rate, blood oxygen, and atmospheric CO2 levels. Named after the canaries used by Victorian miners as a warning system in areas of dangerous air pockets, Canaria has an audible danger threshold alarm to alert the wearer. Canaria solves the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/space-station/rock-it-space-fashion-and-design\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRock-IT Space Fashion and Design\u003c/a\u003e Challenge to create out-of-this-world fashion with function that will collect or distribute data through technology to provide interconnectivity, health, or entertainment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-320-SpaceApps2016CanariaBestUseHardwareLondon.width-800.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Space Apps 2016 Global Best Use of Hardware Awardee Canaria of London.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Mission Concept:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/space-station/rock-it-space-fashion-and-design/projects/fractalnet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFractalNet\u003c/a\u003e, created at \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/greensboro-nc-usa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps Greensboro\u003c/a\u003e in North Carolina, is a network of wireless devices to provide communications in a subterranean Earth environment, such as caves or lava tubes on the moon, Mars, or asteroids, where radio communications are not possible beyond short line-of-sight distances. Key to the concept is the Data Glove, the link between mobile nodes and base station. FractalNet also solves the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/space-station/rock-it-space-fashion-and-design\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRock-IT\u003c/a\u003e challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-359-SpaceApps2016BestMissionConceptFractalNetGreen.width-800.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Space Apps 2016 Best Mission Concept FractalNet of Greensboro, NC.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGalactic Impact:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/earth/earth-live/projects/l.i.v.e.-glacier-project-ice-cream-team\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLive Ice Velocity Estimation (L.I.V.E.) Glacier Project\u003c/a\u003e, created at \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/rome-italy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps Rome\u003c/a\u003e in Italy, is a web tool that provides near real-time visualizations of glacier surfaces, an indicator of climate change, in conjunction with the GLANCY app to collect crowd-sourced glacier photos to support scientific analysis and awareness of environmental impact. L.I.V.E solves the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/earth/earth-live\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEarth Live\u003c/a\u003e challenge to develop a web tool or app to leverage NASA/ESA satellite imagery and climate data to illustrate impacts of our changing Earth.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-284-SpaceApps2016LIVEGlacierProjGalacticImpactRome.width-800.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Space Apps 2016 Global Galactic Impact Awardee LIVE Glacier Project of Rome.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost Inspirational:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/solar-system/book-it-to-the-moon/projects/kid-on-the-moon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKid On The Moon\u003c/a\u003e, created by a team at \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/toronto-on-canada\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps Toronto\u003c/a\u003e in Canada, is an interactive app with a self-guided exploration of the Moon to inspire passion for space travel in children 4-8 years old and their families. This project solves the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/solar-system/book-it-to-the-moon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBook It To The Moon\u003c/a\u003e challenge to create an interactive app for children to use a smart phone or tablet to locate the Moon and unlock lunar data, images, and stories.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-516-SpaceApps2016GlobalFinalistKidonMoonSm.width-800.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Space Apps 2016 Global Most Inspirational Awardee Kid on the Moon of Toronto.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeople’s Choice Award\u003c/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/tech/jet-set-mars/projects/mars-hopper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMars Hopper\u003c/a\u003e, created at \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/kiev-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpace Apps Kiev\u003c/a\u003e in Ukraine, is a concept plane designed to investigate the Mars poles and its surroundings, using dry ice, or CO2, from the surface of the planet as jet fuel. Mars Hopper solves the \u003ca href=\"https://2016.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/tech/jet-set-mars\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJet Set Mars\u003c/a\u003e challenge to design a conceptual mobility device to allow easy and rapid exploration of difficult Martian terrain.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/06/600-x-365-SpaceApps2016PeoplesChoiceMarsHopperUkraine.width-800.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Space Apps 2016 People\u0026#39;s Choice Winner Mars Hopper of Ukraine.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n_This post was originally published on the \u003ca href=\"https://open.nasa.gov/blog/\"\u003eopenNASA\u003c/a\u003e blog._\n\u003cem\u003eInterested in participating in the Space Apps Challenge next year? Read \u003ca href=\"https://open.nasa.gov/blog/space-apps-behind-scenes-judging-process/\"\u003eSpace Apps Behind the Scenes: Judging + Process\u003c/a\u003e. Is your agency considering hosting a challenge competition, or not yet sure which is the best route to take? Check out \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/08/14/challenge-contract-or-grant-which-tool-is-right-for-the-job/\"\u003eChallenge, Contract, or Grant – Which tool is right for the job?\u003c/a\u003e. You can also join a \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/\"\u003eDigitalGov Community of Practice\u003c/a\u003e to connect with and learn from others in government, like \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/challenges-prizes/\"\u003eChallenges \u0026amp; Prizes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/crowdsourcing-citizen-science/\"\u003eCrowdsourcing and Citizen Science\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/\"\u003eMobile Gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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