The Kyiv team NVS-knot won the NASA hackathon, where around 1,000 projects were evaluated.
“To understand the scale of the competition, over 90,000 people from around the world participated, and approximately 10,000 teams developed projects. NASA directly assessed about 1,000 of these, and our team came out on top!” wrote Roman Malkevych, Local Lead for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge Kyiv, on his Facebook page.
As noted on the NASA International Space Apps Challenge website, the Ukrainian team is developing a solution to assess planting conditions, which has practical applications in the agricultural sector.
“Farmers face water-related challenges due to unpredictable weather, pests, and diseases. These factors can significantly affect harvests, profits, and food security. Depending on the geography, many farmers may experience droughts or floods—sometimes both in the same season! Your task is to develop a tool that allows farmers to easily explore, analyze, and utilize NASA datasets to address these water-related issues and improve agricultural practices,” explain the organizers of the hackathon, outlining the mission of the Ukrainian project.
