The SLA Spatial Challenge is an initiative of the Singapore Land Authority aimed at encouraging the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology in Schools. Supported by the Ministry of Education and Esri Singapore, the Challenge is organised for Pre-University and Tertiary students to increase the awareness of GIS in students, and encourage innovative use of GIS in Singapore.

The Prizes

Top Prizes:

1^st Prize:      $5000
2^nd Prize:     $2500
3^rd Prize:      $1500

Special Awards (Sponsored by Esri Singapore):

Awards	Amount
Eureka!	$500
Outstanding Data Collection	$500
Best Presentation	$500

Special Awards (Sponsored by Global Yellow Pages):

Awards	Amount
Potential Business Product	$500

Special Awards (Sponsored by SLA):

Awards	Amount
Excellent Report	$500
Most “Likes”	$500

Our Partners

The main sponsor of Spatial Challenge is Esri Singapore¹ , which has generously provided cash-prize for five special awards, free GIS software, training, and technical expertise for the competition.

Global Yellow Pages² has kindly provided cash-prize for one special award and the business listing data in Singapore.

GPS Lands (S) Pte Ltd³ has also provided the loan of GPS handheld devices to aid students in carrying data collection for the projects.

CRISP⁴ has provided the satellite imagery for teams.

The Ministry of Education has graciously lent us their support for the competition and has strongly encouraged the schools to participate.

Schools Participating in the Spatial Challenge

Pre-University

There are 14 Teams from 10 Pre-University schools participating in the Spatial Challenge.

1. Catholic JC	7. Raffles Institution (Junior College)
2. Hwa Chong Institution	8. River Valley High School
3. Millennia Institute	9. St Andrew’s Junior College
4. National Junior College	10. Temasek Junior College
5. NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
6. Pioneer Junior College

Tertiary

There are 23 Teams from 8 Tertiary Institutions participating in the Spatial Challenge.

1. National Institute of Education	5. Ngee Ann Polytechnic
2. National University of Singapore	6. Republic Polytechnic
3. Singapore Management University	7. Singapore Polytechnic
4. Nanyang Polytechnic	8. Temasek Polytechnic

Competition Categories

Pre-University GIS Analysis Category

This category is open to all Pre-University students. Teams are required use spatial data, together with a GIS software, to analyse issues and find solutions to problems from a spatial perspective.

Tertiary GIS Analysis Category

This category is open to all students from Tertiary Institutions. Similar to the Pre-University GIS Analysis Category, teams would be using spatial data and concepts to examine issues from a geographical perspective.

Tertiary GIS Application Category*

This category is open to all students from Tertiary Institutions with some knowledge in programming. Teams are expected to develop a GeoSpatial application using computer programming.

*New category in Spatial Challenge 2011

Spatial Challenge 2010 Winners

Pre-University Category

Position	School
Champion	Pioneer Junior College
1st Runner-Up	NUS High School
2nd Runner-Up	Millennia Institute

Tertiary Category

Position	School
Champion	National University of Singapore
1st Runner-Up	National University of Singapore
2nd Runner-Up	Temasek Polytechnic

¹ Esri is a global GIS software and solutions company. Based in California, US, it has 2500 employees and has 80 international distributors. Today, it is the dominant GIS company in the world.

² Global Yellow Pages Limited is a multi-platform solutions company focusing on up-to-date search, Small and Medium Enterprises enablement and database marketing, and the largest publisher of directories and provider of classified directory advertising and associated products and services in Singapore.

³ GPS Lands (S) Pte Ltd is a leading Total Positioning Technologies solution provider headquartered in Singapore. It provides a full array of multi-disciplinary capabilities, system integration, training and consultancy, and high value-added engineering services.

⁴ The Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) was established in late 1992 at the National University of Singapore with funding from Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Its mission is to develop a capability for satellite remote sensing to meet the operational, business and scientific needs of Singapore and the region.