Geofab of Greater Geneva: Awards ceremony for the winners of the 1st call for projects and launch of the 2nd call for projects
On Thursday, September 14, Etienne Blanc, 1st Vice President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, Jean Denais, President of the Pôle métropolitain du Genevois français, Pierre Mirlesse, Vice President Hewlett Packard Enteprise-Digital Strategist and Philippe Matthey, Secretary General of the DETA Canton of Geneva, launched the second Géofab call for projects dedicated to the valorization of geodata in the field of ecological transition and sustainable development. They also announced the 5 winning projects from the 1st call for projects.
How does Géofab work?
Facilitate the use of this "geodata" by selecting and supporting innovative Franco-Swiss digital projects through 4 calls for projects over 2 years.
Launched last April by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the Canton of Geneva, the Pôle Métropolitain du Genevois Français and the Institut Géographique National (IGN), along with a number of technical and institutional partners, Géofab supports the winning entrepreneurs in their efforts to use geodata and develop their services. Depending on the quality and assessment of the applications submitted, the winners of the competition will receive free access to Franco-Swiss digital geographic data for 2 years, as well as days of expertise.
Géofab, a Franco-Swiss Interreg project, aims to promote access to digital geographic data for businesses in the Greater Geneva area, and to develop the digital market on a cross-border scale.
A wide range of data collected
A large amount of digital spatial, cadastral and geographic data for the Greater Geneva area, accessible via opendata, has been collected and structured with scientific rigor by the Système d'Information du Territoire à Genève (SITG), Swisstopo, the Association pour le Système d'Information du Territoire Vaudois (ASIT VD) on the Swiss side, and the Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière (IGN) on the French side.
Winners of the 1st call for projects
On April 4, Greater Geneva officially launched Géofab and its 1st call for innovative projects at the University of Geneva.
For this 1st call for projects, applications could cover the fields of leisure, agriculture, mobility, tourism, urban planning, health and more. The Geofab of Greater Geneva can be of interest to a wide range of sectors, from the development of connected objects for running to air quality measurement devices and mobility services.
Candidate entrepreneurs, SMEs, VSEs, start-ups and project leaders of all sizes were invited to submit their applications by June 4. The Géofab administration and jury were responsible for evaluating the various applications. From nearly 70 applications received, the Géofab jury selected 9 project leaders, 5 of whom were auditioned on August 24:
1st place: winner of 20 days of expertise
TagMyfood is an independent system that enables consumers to instantly find out the truth about the origin of a food product, and take action to guide their choices. The TagMyfood system relies on a chain of professionals who have all chosen to communicate the factors (natural and know-how) that forge the particularities of their product.
2nd place: winners of 12 days of expertise
Helloways is a web and mobile platform that enables people living in large urban areas to find free nature walks in their vicinity, accessible in particular by public transport.
Drone bathymetryBathymétrie drone, a turnkey solution for underwater mapping of shallow areas that are difficult to access by conventional means. Equipped with autonomous navigation technology coupled with high-precision scientific sensors, the drone boat will be able to meet a wide range of needs not currently covered by conventional techniques.
3rd place: winners of 5 days of expertise
WhymprDiscover, locate and filter over30,000 peaks and detailed route descriptions for mountaineering, climbing, trekking and ski touring. Record your outings and photos in your virtual logbook and share conditions with the community.
Mobility tipster is a Geneva-based startup born during the Smart City Hack 2017 that offers an IT platform enabling users to search, choose and book private means of transport (such as "Shuttle") from a single app.
A directory of experts in various fields (geodata supply, intellectual property, market research, nancing, legal and accounting advice, etc.) has been compiled to meet the specific needs of each selected project. Winners then select from this directory the experts they need to develop their project.
Launch of the 2nd call for projects
The official launch of the 2nd call for projects revolves around "ecological transition and sustainable development". The launch of this call for projects as part of Smart City Day 2017 at HEPIA/Geneva on September 14, marks the start of online application withdrawal. Entrepreneurs, SMEs, VSEs, start-ups - every project owner, whatever their size or field, can submit an application directly on the website before November 19, 2017: https: //www.geofab-grandgeneve.org/appels-a-projets/deposer-une-candidature/
Planning :
- September 14, 2017: 2nd call for Géofab projects opens in Greater Geneva
- November 19, 2017: closing date for applications
- December 20, 2017: selection committee deliberations
- January 15, 2018: final selection of winners
- January 30, 2018: Announcement of the results and launch of the 3rd call for projects as part of the European Energy Transition Conferences.
Upcoming Geofab events
- 03/10/2017: Greater Geneva Round Table at the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG), Geneva
- 12/10/2017: Cross-border employment forum in Archamps
- 31/10/2017: Carrefour des Créateurs in Lausanne
- 09/11/2017: Promotion of Géofab at the Land Information System Forum - Geneva (SITG)
- 10/11/2017: Digital cross Outdoor-Imaginove, Outdoor Sport Valley (OSV) - Cité de l'image en mouvement d'Annecy (CITIA)
Geofab's partners
The initiative is supported by the European Union through the Interreg France Suisse program, Greater Geneva, the University of Geneva, the Republic and Canton of Geneva, the Pôle métropolitain du Genevois français, IGN, SITG, the Canton of Vaud, the City of Nyon and Régionyon, Swiss Topo, FER-Genève, Imaginove, FrenchTech in the Alps and CITIA.
To find out more about Géofab du Grand Genève: https: //www.geofab-grandgeneve.org/
Contact: contact@geofab-grandgeneve.org
