2025 Annual GeoChallenge
Are you ready to take on a cutting-edge challenge in the world of geospatial technology? The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is partnering with Esri® to bring you an exciting contest focused on GeoAI! This is your chance to showcase your skills and creativity by developing an innovative application or use case using Esri GeoAi tools and methods to support decision making.
Who Can Enter?
- ASPRS Student Members and Early Career Professional Members with 2 years or less of full-time employment in the geospatial profession. Participants may team together for one submission and split the prize money if applicable.
- Esri® employees or immediate family members are not eligible
Why Enter?
- Compete for Cash Prizes: Top entries will be awarded cash prizes.
- Gain Recognition: Winners will be showcased at Geo Week and featured in a Highlight Article in PE&RS.
- Expand Your Skills: Work with cutting-edge AI technology and help address the community need for use cases and remote sensing.
- Learn Industry Tools: Get experience performing GeoAI workflows and sharing your results using the ArcGIS platform. Work with experts from Esri to get assistance with your project and learn best practices.
Key Dates:
- Deadline for Submission is January 5, 2026
- Judging results will be announced on February 2, 2026
Winners to be showcased at Geo Week, February 16-18, 2026
Prizes:
- $1,000 for First Place
- $500 for Second Place
- $250 for Third Place
- Prize winning submissions will be displayed at Geo Week 2026 and highlighted in an article published in PE&RS in Spring 2026.
Go to our website for more details: https://my.asprs.org/GEOC2025