TrashOut – Fighting Illegal Dumping: Identifying Dumpsites to Contribute to a Cleaner World
This Omdena Local Chapter Challenge runs for 5 weeks and is a unique experience to try and grow your skills in a collaborative and safe environment with a diverse mix of people from all over the world.
You will work on solving a local problem, initiated by Dodoma, Tanzania Chapter.
The problem
The challenge will help to solve the problem of illegal dumpsites thereby helping reduce the number of illegal dumpsites and help our community live in cleaner surroundings and fight global climate change.
The goals
In this project, the Omdena Kagera Chapter aims to develop an AI model that will help identify illegal dumpsites. The project’s primary is to identify the location of illegal dumpsites.
Why join? The uniqueness of Omdena Local Chapter Challenges
Omdena Local Chapter Challenges are not a competition or hackathon but a real-world project that will grow your experience to a new level.
A unique learning experience with the potential to make an impact through the outcome of the project. You will go through an entire data science project lifecycle. This covers problem scoping, data collection, and preparation, as well as modeling for deployment.
And the best part is that you will join the global and collaborative community of Omdena with tons of benefits to accelerate your career.
First Omdena Local Chapter Challenge?
Beginner-friendly, but also welcomes experts
Education-focused
Open-source
Duration: 4 to 8 weeks
Your Benefits
Address a significant real-world problem with your skills
Build your project portfolio
Access paid projects (as an Omdena Top Talent)
Get hired at top organizations
Requirements
Good English
Suitable for AI/ Data Science beginners but also more senior collaborators
Learning mindset
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