23 days ago
Announcing the Winners of the Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation MiSpace Hackathon 2025!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation MiSpace Hackathon 2025! We were deeply impressed by the innovative solutions you developed to address the critical issue of Great Lakes ice cover prediction for the U.S. Coast Guard.
After careful review by our esteemed panel of judges from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), NOAA, ARKA, and the University of Michigan SEAS, we are thrilled to announce the winners:
1st Place: $15,000
2nd Place: $10,000:
3rd Place: $5,000:
Honorable Mentions (3 Winners)
about 2 months ago
New winner announcement date
Thank you all for your patience. Please note that due to the holidays and schedule changes, we will be delaying the winner announcement.The new Winner Announcement for the MiSpace Hackathon 2025 is scheduled for December 17, 2025.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
2 months ago
Off to the judging panel!
Congratulations to everyone who submitted a project!
What's next? Judges are busy reviewing submissions until November 21. Sit back and relax! You've done an amazing job getting to this point in the hackathon.
While you're waiting on the results, be sure to head to the Devpost Discord — you may find other participants to connect with about participating in the hackathon.
The winner announcement is scheduled for November 26, 2025! Good luck to everyone!
3 months ago
We are here to help!
Hi everyone,
We are just a few hours away from the submission deadline!
Please reply to this email if you have any questions, and if you're planning on submitting your project very soon!
Good luck!
3 months ago
Today’s the day!
Make sure to get your project in front of the judges by finishing your submission here.
Submissions are due November 17, 2025.
Start or edit your submission here.
Don’t forget: Submission checklist
📝 Submission checklist:
Run through this list before you sit back from your project:
- Are you creating a user interface that uses the required data sets to build new solutions that can help the USCG ice mission on the Great Lakes to provide predictions for ice cover? Use the Test Data to validate your project here!
- Is your project published to be a publicly available…
3 months ago
Make your project sparkle
We know as devs and innovators, your expertise might be in building and problem solving, but presenting your project in your submission video needs time and care too! The demo video is often the first thing that judges review. Your video should tell the story behind your project, providing a clear avenue to showcase your talent.
📝 Prep your elevator pitch and don’t forget to include:
- How your project can help the USCG ice mission by providing predictions for ice cover
- The tools you used
- How to use your project in action
**Demo your project in a way that shows…
3 months ago
Submission Checklist: It's Go Time!!
⏳ There are just four days left to enter your submission to the MiSpace Hackathon 2025! Submissions are due November 17, 2025.
Whether you’re nearly finished with your submission or have been putting it off and are planning to get everything done this week, the deadline is coming soon!! Get some tips from our submission form process, make sure all of your teammates have accepted their invitations to join the project, and use the checklist below to make sure you’re all set by the deadline!
📝 Submission checklist:
- Are you creating a user…
3 months ago
Released Test Data to validate your project!
The data you’ve all been waiting for is here:
📝 Test Data
Data to perform predictions for the spatial field of ice on each of the 4 days (today +3) have now been made available. Use the Test Data to validate your project here!
Other Resources to dive into:
🛳️ U. S. Coast Guard Domestic Icebreaking – Operational Scenarios
The United States Coast Guard plays a critical role in maintaining safe and efficient navigation on the Great Lakes during winter, when waterways of the Marine Transportation System – our Nation’s maritime highways – often freeze, hindering commercial shipping traffic…
3 months ago
Schedule
A little planning can go a long way toward a winning project. In MiSpace Hackathon 2025 we want to be sure your project is out of this world and want to help you get there.
Check out our Tips for Planning Your Project and the rough milestone timeline below for when to start different activities:
Brainstorm (Today)
Pick an idea (Tomorrow)
Quick design and how it might work (November 3)
Start building (November 4)
Start your submission (November 10)
Finish up your project (November 13)
Record your demo video (November 14)
Finish submission (November 16)
Continue making updates if you…
3 months ago
Mission Brief
No mission is made without a plan! Just like how the Coast Guard needs to predict ice cover to make decisions, you need to predict your workload and plan to build an amazing project.
A little planning can go a long way toward a winning project. Check out our Tips for Planning Your Project.
To tackle that first step, here are some suggestions:
- Learn about the United States Coast Guard (10 minutes)
- Understand the problem statement (30 minutes)
- Dive into the data to see what is available (45 minutes)
- Brainstorm potential solutions (45 minutes)
We can’t wait to see…
3 months ago
On your mark, get set...
Build!
The task has been released and now it is up to you and your team to build a project for this hackathon. The deadline is November 17th, 2025!
Here is your mission brief:
You are the USNIC liaison to the USCG detachment for the Great Lakes and have been asked by the USCG Commander for your predictions for ice cover for the next week.
You will use satellite-based ice chart information from the USNIC for the preceding three weeks.
What to Build: A user interface solution using one of the provided datasets that can help the USCG…
3 months ago
Apologies for the slight delay
Hi there,
We are still finalizing the full details and submission information needed to launch the hackathon. We will send an update with the official launch details very soon!
Please note if you received an email earlier today, please disregard. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and appreciate your understanding.
Thank you for your patience.
