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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. | |
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| ## 🎯 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. | |
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| ## 🗓️ 2025 Timeline | |
| | Round | Submission deadline (Anywhere-on-Earth) | Pitch & Winner Announcement | | |
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| | 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. | |
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| ## 🚀 What we’re looking for | |
| 1. **Originality & Impact** – genuinely new or game-changing for the geospatial community. | |
| 2. **Technical Quality** – sound methodology, thoughtful experiments, clear visuals. | |
| 3. **Extension of TerraMind** – creative use of multi-modal inputs, generative outputs, TiM chains, etc. | |
| 4. **Artistic Expression & Narrative** – convincing story and immersive visuals. | |
| 5. **Open Science & Reproducibility (mandatory)** – share code, models, and data splits (or a clear plan for restricted data). | |
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| ## 📬 How to submit | |
| 1. Start a **new discussion** in the [Community](https://huggingface.co/spaces/ibm-esa-geospatial/community/discussions) tab and describe your solution. | |
| 2. Keep it under **1 000 words** – include images, tables, and a clear **contact email**. | |
| 3. Link your repository, longer blog, or paper. | |
| 4. That’s it – we’ll reach out if you’re selected for the pitch. | |
| We shared an example [here](todo). | |
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| ## 🏆 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. | |
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| ## 📝 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](https://platform.ai4eo.eu/termsandconditions.pdf) (todo). | |
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| ## 👩⚖️ Jury | |
| Experts from IBM, ESA, and independent researchers with backgrounds in geospatial AI. | |
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| ### Need a spark? | |
| Check out the ideas of the [Community](https://huggingface.co/spaces/ibm-esa-geospatial/community/discussions) 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!** | |
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