Sector Challenges
MISSION: Each group must ideate a single solution, using the Capability Toolkit and any relevant technologies, highlighting features that cater to the Challenges.
STEP 1: Form a group of 5 Members and assign a Sector for each
STEP 2: Go to your assigned Sector, read the Challenges and collaborate to craft your Solution and Pitch
Group 1
Infrastructure
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Conceptualise a new way to assess road conditions using space to improve current maintenance planning procedures.
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The South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport is responsible for maintaining and improving more than 23,000 km of roads in the state to ensure safe and efficient travel. However, regular inspection and condition assessments are difficult due to the vast distances involved. Traditional road-state assessment methods relying on visual inspection or sensor technology fitted to vehicles, pose financial burdens and consistency challenges.
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#EyesInTheSky
The More the Merrier
Tag Us!
Group 2
Water Utilities
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Identify underground water leaks and assess the damage to automate assessment workflows and minimise the water loss impact.
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In South Australia, 1.7 million people rely on critical water services daily. These function on a widespread asset base, including underground networks, above-ground pipelines, and critical infrastructure. Technology allows us to maintain these assets by predicting failures, automating inspections and repairs, and reducing reliance on human intervention. All of which are critical in remote areas susceptible to extreme weather events and increased pandemic risks
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What do plants need to grow?
Wet & Dry Colour Changes
#EyesInTheSky
Group 3
Biodiversity
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Measure the presence of whale populations against phytoplankton (tiny plant-like organisms) productivity to unlock support for whale-based, deep-blue carbon climate solutions.
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The ocean is our largest carbon sink, but it is under-protected and receives only 1% of global climate finance. The good news is, whales are finally being recognised for their role in stimulating phytoplankton growth (tiny plant-like organisms) and capturing carbon from the atmosphere, creating a new market for climate investment and restoration.
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What do plants need to grow?
Spot the Whales (or are those Dolphins?)
Where do Whales go?
Group 4
Health
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Harness emerging and space-enabled technologies to provide safety and security to health workers catering to remote locations in the Northern Territory.
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NT Health manages the Northern Territory public health system which includes the Regional Health Service. It operates across five service delivery regions to provide the full spectrum of essential, quality health services. The majority of workers live in remote communities, accessible only by unsealed roads, barges or aircraft, pending their location which poses genuine risks to the workers’ personal safety and security of their working environment.
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Find My iRemoteHealthWorker
Buddy Systems
Connection Without Borders
Group 5
Agriculture
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Remotely measure carbon held within orchard systems, its sequestration and emissions.
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The UK aims to reach net-zero agricultural emissions by 2040 while ensuring food security. Currently, approaches to measuring how much carbon is captured from the atmosphere into orchard systems are not globally scalable. They are expensive, time-consuming, and rely on manual fieldwork-based approaches. These methods ultimately pose challenges in terms of capturing carbon data accurately and consistently.
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What do plants need to grow?
Foodprints
Farm-To-Table Movements