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TerraMind Blue-Sky Challenge 🌍✨

A bi-monthly award spotlighting the boldest, most imaginative ways to push TerraMind beyond “just another fine-tune”. Whether you’re prototyping a new multi-modal workflow, exploring Thinking-in-Modalities, or inventing a never-seen geospatial application, we want you to share it with everyone.

🎯 What’s in it for you?

€1 000 cash for each round winner (June, August, October, December).
Grand Final Prize — Community prestige and more, decided in January from the four round winners.
Potential publication in a joint wrap-up paper with all winners and broad visibility across IBM, ESA, and the EO community.

🗓️ 2025 Timeline

Round	Submission deadline (Anywhere-on-Earth)	Pitch & Winner Announcement
1	30 Jun 2025	Early July
2	31 Aug 2025	Early September
3	31 Oct 2025	Early November
4	31 Dec 2025	Early January 2026
Grand Final	—	Mid-January 2026

You can submit or update an entry at any time; it simply rolls into the next open round until it wins or the challenge ends.

🚀 What we’re looking for

Originality & Impact – genuinely new or game-changing for the geospatial community.
Technical Quality – sound methodology, thoughtful experiments, clear visuals.
Extension of TerraMind – creative use of multi-modal inputs, generative outputs, TiM chains, etc.
Artistic Expression & Narrative – convincing story and immersive visuals.
Open Science & Reproducibility (mandatory) – share code, models, and data splits (or a clear plan for restricted data).

📬 How to submit

Start a new discussion in the Community tab and describe your solution.
Keep it under 1 000 words – include images, tables, and a clear contact email.
Link your repository, longer blog, or paper.
That’s it – we’ll reach out if you’re selected for the pitch.

We shared an example here.

🏆 Selection process

After each deadline, the jury short-lists three entries for a short online pitch (10 min presentation + 10 min discussion).
One winner is declared; non-winners remain eligible for later rounds.
The four round winners face off in the Grand Final for the overall prize.

📝 Rules

Use TerraMind: Your solution must leverage the TerraMind model.
One win per team / individual: You can only win one round, but feel free to keep sharing new ideas with the community.
Grand-final refinement: Each round winner may refine their project before the final prize decision.

Please read the full set of conditions in our Terms & Conditions (todo).

👩‍⚖️ Jury

Experts from IBM, ESA, and independent researchers with backgrounds in geospatial AI.

Need a spark?

Check out the ideas of the Community and leave a reaction or comment if you like them.

Have a question?

Open a new discussion titled [Question] topic in the Community tab.

Ready? Share your breakthrough and claim the next TerraMind Blue-Sky Award!