APSCO Concluded ‘Competition on Discovering Historical Cultural Heritage with Eye in Space’

Date：2021-01-26

The ‘Competition on Discovering Historical Cultural Heritage with Eye in Space’ was successfully concluded on 25 January 2022, via teleconference.

During the Opening Ceremony of the final stage of the Competition, Ms. Qi YU, the Secretary-General of APSCO, delivered welcome speech. She indicated the significance of the competition and its series of training for continuous capacity building of the experts from Member States, and sincerely appreciated the enthusiastic participation, eager learning and vehement competition from all participants. Dr. Ferhat Fikri ÖZEREN, the Deputy Secretary-General of APSCO, chaired the Final Competition.

The competition was co-organized by International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the Auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the PIESAT Information Technology Co., Ltd. (PIESAT), the Belt and Road Aerospace Innovation Alliance (BRAIA), the Belt and Road Cultural Heritage Global Alliance (BRCHGA) and Commission on Geoheritage of the International Geographical Union (IGU-COG).

Picture 1-3 Final Competition on 25 Jan 2022

The competition duration lasted for two months which included training, preliminary competition and the Final Competition. The competition was divided into three levels according to remote sensing data processing, interpretation, which was based on comprehensive analysis and three dimensional (3D)/virtual reality (VR).

Picture 4 Simple Organizing Route of the Whole Event

More than 200 participants accepted training from 6 December 2021 to 7 January 2022. After first round of evaluation, 12 teams were selected, out of 68 teams from 11 countries of Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iran, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Thailand and Turkey. The Expert Committee Members for evaluating the competition works are constituted of 14 experts from Member States of APSCO and co-organizers of this event. The final 12 teams presented their Competition Works to the experts.

Picture 5 Expert Committee Preparation Meeting on 5 Jan 2022

Picture 6 Expert Committee Meeting on 17 Jan 2022

The winners of the final round of competition are as follows:

Prize	Selected Teams (Represented by Number)	Team Member Name	Identity	Country
First Prize	32	Mr. Ruixiang Liu Mr. Kaixuan Wang Mr. Chongshan Wan Dr. Chenxiao Zhang	Member Member Member Instructor	China
Second Prize	27	Mr. Bannakorn Petchthaweetham Mr. Aniwat Plodphai Mr. Anawat Tongta Asst. Prof. Dr. Suphongsa Khetkeeree	Member Member Member Instructor	Thailand
Second Prize	4	Eng. Abdallah Hazem Dr. Nashwa M.S. Solieman Dr. Islam Kamal Mostafa Prof. Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd	Member Member Member Instructor	Egypt
Third Prize	16	Ms. Saba Rashad Ms. Sobia Mustafa Ms. Sania Arif Ms. Saba Rashad	Member Member Member Instructor	Pakistan
Third Prize	43	Mr. Lu Yihang Mr. Lu Jitao Mr. Zheng Xuan Prof. Wang Rong	Member Member Member Instructor	China
Third Prize	34	Ms. Clara-Beatrice Vîlceanu Ms. Diana Clepe Mr. Paul Zdrenghea	Member Member Member	Romania

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