For a Data powered society
Association for
Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution
Urban Data Challenge（UDC）‘Urban Data Challenge (UDC)’ is a year-long, open to the public contest
for the resolution of local public issues based on public data from local
government. In fiscal year 2017, 40 local base points (prefecturalblocks) are set to become facilitators for the nationwide distribution andefficient use of geo spatial information.
UDC is a project operated by Association for Promotion ofInfrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution (AIGID) since 2013.
UDC project aims to encourage the use of open-data, and big data
development for the resolution of public issues with geospatial data
through discussion and knowledge experience workshops.

【Purpose of UDC】

Resolution of local public issues：PDCM（１）Place：To expand opportunity for local key persons and local
base points, and provide financial support and assistance foractivities.
（２）Data：Improve quality and amount of open-data related tolocal areas.
（３）Collaboration：‘Multifaceted’ collaborations among of people
who have specialized skills in engineering and design.
（４）Mentorship：Support the first steps toward the efficient use ofSocial infrastructural information and open-data.

Activities
ContestData
providingwebsiteWe held a contest for the resolution of local public issues
through the proactive use of efficient tools, ideas, data
sets and more. The number of submissions is increasing
every year, reaching 198 submissions in 2016.

Local baseOn our website, we provide primarily local
government open-data made available through theCreative commons license.
The open-data list made during the research phase isalso released as open-data.

Collaboration

activity

Hosted mainly by local base coordinators, events like
Ideathons, Hackathons and walk around events at local
base points throughout Japan will identify potential
local issues, come up new ideas for solutions anddevelopment tools.

To expand contest submissions we held events tolink influential data providers and local basepoints.
Conducted workshops
using data collections
from National Diet
Library and others.

Route search option andrelated provide data,
Held data workshop

Open government promotion council

Local base point participationin planning fora special context prize

＜Website＞ http://urbandata-challenge.jp＜Facebook＞ https://www.facebook.com/UDCT2013
Contact us: Urban Data Challenge bureau udc-office@aigid.jp

History of UDC
Urban Data Challenge 2013

Urban Data Challenge 2014

UDC’s effective data use contest for the resolution of local public
issues began in 2013. The theme of the first workshop UDC 2013
was disaster prevention and tourism, which generated a healthyexchange of ideas for contest submissions.

As the original project area of the Capital region was set fornationwide expansion, the local base point system waslaunched. UDC2014 centered on 10 local base points foridentify and resolving public issues.

Local base point: N/A , 75 project submissions

10 local base points, 56 project submissions

Prize winner (Gold prize only)
Application category: AED SOS
Data category: Trespassing and larceny in the Hachioji-city data
period Apr to Nov 2013
Idea category: Intuitive evacuation guidancePrize winner (Gold prize only)
Application category: Sapporo nursery school map
Data category: N/A
Idea category: JIJIBABA(old people) watch
Solution category: Muroran Local Wiki.5374(zero garbage).jp

Urban Data Challenge 2015
Local base points increased to 20; local government became active in providing open-data.
At UDC 2015, to encourage independent access of local base points we launched the mentor system, held base point networking
conferences and more. These changes raised submission significantly and expanded activity nationwide.

20 local base points, 158 project submissions
Prize winner (Gold prize only)
Application category: viewing tool of Hokkaido statistics ‘SESEKI’
Data Category: ‘TRAPO’—traffic volume data measuring system
Idea category: ‘KODO project’—Aiming for a gender-equal society
through labor pain diaries
Solution category: Unraveling the Tama river area through photos;
Develop and distribute of geotagged photo data in Aizuwakamatsu-city

Urban Data Challenge 2016
For UDC 2016, increased the number of local base points to 30. Engagement with local areas became more customized.
Mid-term reporting provided a forum for interregional discussion and promoted the appeal local areas by gathering specialty souvenirs.
Provided a local prize system for good model projects, chose Gifu-block for the ‘newcomer’s award,’ and Ishikawa- block for the best local
base point award.

30 local base points, 198 project submissions
Prize winner (Gold prize only)
Idea and application category: N/A
Activity category: Noto Not Alone
Data category: From personal data to open-data—a ‘Basic
resident register data anonymized to create open-data!! ’Urban Data Challenge 2017
UDC 5th year in 2017 saw the placement of 40 local base points. In addition to steady nationwide
expansion, UDC 2016 stressed vitalizing existing local base points and strengthening expansion within
local areas. To encouragement distribution of geospatial data, we will launch a sponsor program.
Schedule of UDC 2017
Jul 3 Monday,2017

Kick off symposium

Dec 22 Friday, 2017

Due date of outlines

Nov 24 Friday, 2017

Interim report symposium

Jan 26 Friday, 2018

Due date of project submissions

Feb 24 Saturday, 2018

Feb 24 Saturday, 2018