{"id":3174,"date":"2026-10-20T10:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:25:07","slug":"copernicus-ocean-hackathon-2026-wraps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/copernicus-ocean-hackathon-2026-wraps-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Copernicus Ocean Hackathon 2026 Wraps Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Copernicus hafhakka\u00feoninu 2026 er n\u00fa loki\u00f0 eftir vi\u00f0bur\u00f0 \u00fear sem hugmyndar\u00edkir \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur komu saman til a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a n\u00fdjar lausnir vi\u00f0 \u00e1skorunum tengdum hafinu og sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rri n\u00fdtingu sj\u00e1varau\u00f0linda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0inum st\u00f3\u00f0 unnu \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 umbreyta hugmyndum s\u00ednum \u00ed raunh\u00e6far lausnir og frumger\u00f0ir. Me\u00f0 n\u00fdtingu hafgagna, t\u00e6knilausna og skapandi hugsunar k\u00f6nnu\u00f0u teymin n\u00fdjar lei\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00e1skoranir sem tengjast hafinu og framt\u00ed\u00f0 \u00feess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr\u00e1 hugmyndum til lausna<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Samvinna, sk\u00f6punarkraftur og lausnami\u00f0u\u00f0 hugsun voru \u00ed fyrirr\u00fami \u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0inum. \u00de\u00e1tttakendur l\u00f6g\u00f0u mikla vinnu \u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a, pr\u00f3fa og b\u00e6ta hugmyndir s\u00ednar og umbreyta \u00feeim \u00ed spennandi verkefni me\u00f0 m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 frekari \u00fer\u00f3un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auk vinnunnar vi\u00f0 lausnirnar fengu \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 efla kynningarh\u00e6fni s\u00edna og undirb\u00faa lokakynningar verkefnanna. \u00dear var me\u00f0al annars l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1hersla \u00e1 a\u00f0 koma hugmyndum \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri \u00e1 sk\u00fdran og \u00e1hrifar\u00edkan h\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0bur\u00f0inum lauk me\u00f0 lokakynningum \u00fear sem teymin kynntu lausnir s\u00ednar fyrir d\u00f3mnefnd og s\u00fdndu hvernig n\u00fdting hafgagna og n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun geta stu\u00f0la\u00f0 a\u00f0 lausnum \u00e1 raunverulegum \u00e1skorunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00fdsk\u00f6pun og samstarfi fagna\u00f0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 \u00f3skum sigurvegurum og \u00f6llum \u00fe\u00e1tttakendum \u00ed Copernicus hafhakka\u00feoninu 2026 innilega til hamingju me\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6ra frammist\u00f6\u00f0u!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0bur\u00f0urinn undirstrika\u00f0i mikilv\u00e6gi samstarfs, tilrauna og st\u00f6\u00f0ugrar \u00fer\u00f3unar \u00ed n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun. N\u00fdjar lausnir ver\u00f0a sjaldnast fullm\u00f3ta\u00f0ar \u00ed fyrstu tilraun, heldur ver\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6r til me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fa, l\u00e6ra, endurb\u00e6ta og byggja \u00e1fram \u00e1 hugmyndum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1hugi, metna\u00f0ur og sk\u00f6punarkraftur \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda s\u00fdndu vel hversu mikil t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri felast \u00ed n\u00fdtingu hafgagna og \u00feverfaglegu samstarfi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Framhaldi\u00f0 er spennandi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u00de\u00f3tt Copernicus hafhakka\u00feoninu 2026 s\u00e9 loki\u00f0 er \u00fer\u00f3un hugmyndanna r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 hefjast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 hl\u00f6kkum til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig teymin halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a lausnir s\u00ednar, byggja upp n\u00fd samstarfst\u00e6kif\u00e6ri og koma verkefnum s\u00ednum \u00e1fram \u00e1 n\u00e6sta stig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kkum \u00f6llum \u00fe\u00e1tttakendum, lei\u00f0beinendum, d\u00f3mnefnd, skipuleggjendum og samstarfsa\u00f0ilum k\u00e6rlega fyrir \u00feeirra framlag og fyrir a\u00f0 skapa hvetjandi vettvang fyrir n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun og samstarf \u00e1 svi\u00f0i hafm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copernicus hafhakka\u00feoni\u00f0 er hluti af Blue North, sem er styrkt af Evr\u00f3pusambandinu \u00ed gegnum Copernicus-hluta geim\u00e1\u00e6tlunar ESB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Copernicus Ocean Hackathon 2026 has officially come to a close, bringing together creative minds, ocean enthusiasts and innovators to develop new solutions for challenges facing our oceans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of the hackathon, participating teams worked intensively to transform their ideas into practical concepts and prototypes, exploring how ocean data and innovative technologies can contribute to a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Ideas to Solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The hackathon was all about collaboration, creativity and hands-on problem-solving. Throughout the event, teams worked on developing, testing and refining their ideas, turning initial concepts into promising solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside their technical work, participants had the opportunity to strengthen their presentation skills and prepare their final pitches, learning how to communicate their ideas clearly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event concluded with teams presenting their solutions to a jury, showcasing their creativity, dedication and the potential of ocean data to address real-world challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrating Innovation and Collaboration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A huge congratulations to the winning teams and to everyone who participated in the Copernicus Ocean Hackathon 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the final results, the hackathon highlighted the importance of experimentation, teamwork and continuous improvement. Innovation rarely happens on the first attempt. It grows through testing, learning, exchanging ideas and building on each iteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The enthusiasm and commitment demonstrated by the participants reflect the growing potential of ocean innovation and the importance of bringing together people with different skills and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking Beyond the Hackathon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While the Copernicus Ocean Hackathon 2026 has come to an end, the journey of these ideas is only beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We look forward to seeing how the participating teams continue to develop their solutions, build new connections and take their projects beyond the hackathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to all participants, mentors, jury members, organisers and partners who contributed to making the event a success and helped create an inspiring environment for ocean innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Copernicus Ocean Hackathon is part of Blue North project, funded by the European Union under the Copernicus component of the EU’s Space Programme and Mercator Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Copernicus hafhakka\u00feoninu 2026 er n\u00fa loki\u00f0 eftir vi\u00f0bur\u00f0 \u00fear sem hugmyndar\u00edkir \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur komu saman til a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a n\u00fdjar lausnir vi\u00f0 \u00e1skorunum tengdum hafinu og sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rri n\u00fdtingu sj\u00e1varau\u00f0linda. \u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0inum st\u00f3\u00f0 unnu \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 umbreyta hugmyndum s\u00ednum \u00ed raunh\u00e6far lausnir og frumger\u00f0ir. Me\u00f0 n\u00fdtingu hafgagna, t\u00e6knilausna og skapandi hugsunar k\u00f6nnu\u00f0u teymin n\u00fdjar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9,32,66,8],"tags":[13,14,20],"class_list":["post-3174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-copernicus","category-event","category-iceland","category-marine","category-news","tag-copernicus","tag-iceland","tag-marine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3184,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions\/3184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}