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Results of the 4th School Map Competition “The place we live in”

Spotin (Spotlight on Innovation) is pleased to announce the results of the 4th Panhellenic School Map Competition, held under the theme “The place we live in. Mapping our Local Landmarks” during the 2025–2026 school year. This year’s Competition reached a new milestone: 68 schools from across Greece and Greek schools abroad participated, with 1,155 students […]

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GEO-Academy- International Teachers’ Conference in Paris

The GEO-Academy International Teachers Conference took place in Paris (27–28 April), marking the conclusion of a three-year European initiative dedicated to strengthening geo-education and integrating geospatial technologies into teaching and learning. Hosted by Eurisy at ESA headquarters, the event brought together educators, researchers, and project partners from across Europe, all working on the same fundamental

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Spotin in the SME-RISE European Project

Spotin participates as a project partner in the ERASMUS+ project SME-RISE (Business Modelling Skills for Drone Entrepreneurs), which aims to strengthen entrepreneurship in the drone services sector. Despite the rapid growth of the drone market, transforming innovative ideas into sustainable businesses remains a key challenge for many SMEs, startups and young entrepreneurs. SME-RISE aims to

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Closing Ceremony of the GeoVoices European Competition

On Wednesday, March 18, Spotin co-hosted, together with NTUA (coordinator of the GEO-Academy project), the online award ceremony of the European Map Storytelling Competition “GeoVoices: Map Storytelling for Global Sustainability Goals”. Students and educators from across Europe presented their projects and shared their experiences from this educational journey. From climate change and water management to

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“GeoVoices”: 1st European School Map Storytelling Competition

GEO-Academy, in which Spotin is a project partner, has launched the 1st European School Map Storytelling Competition: “GeoVoices: Map Storytelling for Global Sustainability Goals”! For the first time, schools from different European countries are invited to join a common creative challenge: to map – through the power of cartography and geospatial storytelling – ideas and

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“Map Storytelling” Training Seminar in Mytilene

Following an invitation from the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of the North Aegean, Spotin conducted a training seminar for educators in Mytilene on the theme “Map Storytelling: Learning About the World Through Digital Storytelling and Maps”. Led by Alkyoni Baglatzi, founder of Spotin, as part of the GEO-Academy project’s educational activities, the seminar

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Presentation at the ArcGIS Users Meeting for Greece-Cyprus 2025–2026

Spotin participated in the annual ArcGIS Users Meeting organized by Marathon Data Systems, which provides free ArcGIS Online licenses to all schools in the Map Competition under the GIS for Greek Schools program. A highlight of the opening session was the presentation by students from the 2nd General High School of Metamorfosi, who presented their

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