“Yogyakarta, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 – The Geodesic Engineering students from Diponegoro University (UNDIP) have emerged victorious in the 2023 GIS Competition, and their success has filled them with joy and pride. The national event, which focused on geospatial sciences, was organized by the Department of Geographic Information Science at the Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University. The competition took place alongside the 8th Geoinformation Science Symposium in 2023.
In 2023, the GIS Competition was held in two parts: the GIS and Map competitions. Students from UNDIP’s Geodesic Engineering department achieved great success in the event. They won the top prize in the GIS Competition and secured third place and the ‘Audience Favorite’ award in the Map Competition. In the Map Competition, the final maps were evaluated directly by academics and participants of the Geoinformation Science Symposium (GSS).
Two groups of teams competed in a Map Competition and achieved different awards. The ‘Mavericks’ team won third place, comprising Giant Kusuma Zahra, Rachmad Fajar Setiawan, and Muhammad Said. They developed a map on ‘Accessibility of GLAM in Surakarta City using Public Transportation.’ On the other hand, the ‘Snowden’ team, consisting of Citra Hadi Saputri, Alif Marwan Hadid, and Ricko Prihantama Putra, won the ‘Audience Favorite’ award. Their map, ‘The Disappearing Rice Fields of the 21st Century: A Positivist Perspective from Demak District,’ was appreciated by the audience.
The accolades didn’t stop there. UNDIP’s Geodesic Engineering teams also made a strong showing in the GIS Competition 2023. Finalists had to give a 10-minute presentation in front of a panel of three judges, including Dr. Nur Mohammad Farda from UGM’s Faculty of Geography, Ir. Sarono, the CEO/Founder of TechnoGIS Indonesia, and Edwin Maulana, an educational media developer at Parangtritis Geomaritime Science Park.
Three teams, ‘Welas Asih,’ ‘LMS,’ and ‘Geolnnovators,’ were announced as the winners of the GIS Competition, with ‘Welas Asih’ taking the top spot, followed by ‘LMS’ and ‘Geolnnovators.’ The team ‘Welas Asih,’ comprising Ricko Prihantama Putra, Citra Hadi Saputri, Alif Marwan Hadid, and William Gozali, presented a project titled ‘Jakarta’s Carbon Report Card.’ Their project involved reviewing milestones and evaluating carbon emission reductions with the help of big data geospatial integration for 2020-2022. The team projected that their project could help achieve a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Following them, the ‘LMS’ team, made up of Rahmat Al-Azizi, Matias Dimas, Sekar Arum, and Farah Nur Amalina, focused on ‘Utilizing Spatial Big Data and Geo AI-based Geographic Information System (GIS) in Detecting the Central Business District’s Digital Carbon Emission Levels in Java-Bali.’
The team called ‘Geolnnovators’ composed of Atri Febriyanto, Candra Dewi Pramesthi, Giant Kusuma Zahra, and Muhammad Fiqri Rahman, gave a presentation on the topic of ‘Integrating Geographic Information Systems for Carbon Emission Analysis and Estimation of CO2e Emissions Caused by Using OpenAI Chatbots: A Case Study in Semarang City.’
The success of UNDIP’s Geodesic Engineering team in the 2023 GIS Competition is a testament to their dedication to ongoing skill development and ability to compete on the global stage. This accomplishment is tangible evidence that teamwork and hard work can lead to valuable innovations and knowledge in advancing geospatial technology in Indonesia.
(Writer: Ricko Prihantama/Translated by Firman Hadi with the help of ChatGPT and GrammarlyGO)