Meet the Winners of the Barbados Lands and Surveys Plot Automation Challenge
Join us for an introduction to the Winner's of the Barbados Lands and Surveys Plot Automation Challenge, and their solutions!
We’re proud to share the results of one of Zindi’s most locally relevant and nationally significant challenges to date — the Barbados Lands & Surveys Plot Extraction Challenge, hosted in partnership with GovTech Barbados Ltd.
This challenge tackled a real-world problem: how to convert thousands of analogue land-survey diagrams into precise, machine-readable digital maps using computer vision, geospatial data science, and AI. Accurate digital maps play a key role in modernising land records, improving transparency in land management, and supporting housing and infrastructure development nationwide.
Agenda
7:00 PM-7:15 PM: Icebreaker, Introduction to GovTech X Zindi Collaboration and Hackathon Introduction for context
7:15 PM-7:25 PM: Solution 3 Presentation by Julius Mwangi
7:25 PM-7:35 PM: Solution 2 Presentation by Rodgers and Mubarak
7:35 PM-7:45 PM: Solution 1 Presentation by Darius Moruri
7:45 PM- 8:00 PM: QNA Session
(3 questions from Moderator in general and reminder for audience)
8:00PM-8:10PM: Session Conclusion
Session Moderator: Isaiah Carrington
QNA session coordinator: Kwame Olatunji
🌍 Why this matters:
Access to clean, digital land data is critical for unlocking social, economic, and administrative progress — and this challenge marked a bold step in building local capacity to solve uniquely Barbadian challenges using state-of-the-art technology.
These winning solutions will be provided to the Lands & Surveys Department to strengthen record digitisation processes, improve efficiency, and support ongoing digital transformation. Winners will also have the opportunity to assist with implementation.
A huge congratulations to the winning teams, whose solutions combined cutting-edge vision-language models, automated geospatial processing, and robust data pipelines:
✨ Top-placing Barbadian Zindian:
Your participation and skill showed just how much homegrown talent exists right here in Barbados.
🥇 1st Place: Survey🤖
🥈 2nd Place: AI_Buzz
ML_Wizzard: Musa Muhammad Tukur
🥉 3rd Place: Ministry of Housing
💪Local impact:
When Barbadians work on Barbadian data, the impact is real and immediate. These challenges are stepping stones toward a smarter, more inclusive, and more digital nation.
The strong participation from local Zindians is proof that the next generation of AI talent is not only ready, but eager to take the lead in shaping solutions for our communities.
We’re deeply grateful to every participant who brought their creativity, perseverance, and passion to the challenge. Your contributions are helping shape the future of digital governance in the region.
And this is just the beginning!
📢 Stay tuned for more opportunities to apply your skills to real-world problems. Together, we are building a data-driven future for Barbados and the Caribbean.
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Learn more about the challenge.
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