10th CASSINI Hackathon Germany

Over three days in Berlin, our participants hear from our tech mentors and experts from the sports, gaming or tourism sectors. Being one of them, you will explore the data available from Copernicus, EGNOS and Galileo and connect with other professionals to form a multi-skilled team. The challenges? Pick one:

#1 Immersive Gameplay With Space Technology 

Can you use Galileo’s positioning data to enhance dynamic gameplay? Use satellite connectivity for real-time updates? Or create your own core gameplay mechanics to integrate real resource management data?  

#2 Mapping the Future of Sports in Public Spaces

Using Earth Observation and geospatial data, participants are challenged to identify and map existing sports fields (such as soccer pitches) around the world.  

These insights can then be combined with mobility and population data to answer key questions:

• ​​Where are people already engaging in sports outdoors
• Which neighbourhoods or regions show high demand but lack sports infrastructure?

The goal is to use space data to discover new opportunities and locations for public sports areas, empowering communities, cities, and organisations to make data-driven, inclusive decisions.  

#3 Redefining Travel With Space Innovation

Travel opens horizons, but it also carries responsibility.  

Our hackathon partner, Visit Berlin, provided us with their current challenges:

• Use satellite data to identify and promote nature-friendly, low-conflict water tourism by mapping activity overlaps with sensitive zones. Develop real-time prototypes to track hotspots and guide smarter waterway management.
• Use EU satellite data to detect and classify conflicts between motorised and muscle-powered traffic on Berlin’s waterways, creating data-driven solutions for sustainable, conflict-free tourism.