RULES
Copernicus Masters GEO Illustration Challenge 2015
“Transcending Boarders – and changing the Earth’s image”
Content of Terms as of 10. August 2015
ORGANISER OF THE COPERNICUS MASTERS GEO ILLUSTRATION CHALLENGE
The
Copernicus
Masters
GEO
Illustration
Challenge
(“the
Challenge”)
is
organised
by
Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (“the Organiser”) in cooperation with GEO magazine
(“GEO”), in the framework of the Copernicus Master competition initiated by the European Space
Agency (“ESA”).
OBJECTIVE OF THE CHALLENGE
The Challenge seeks to activate creative potentials for the use of satellite images in order to
enhance the public awareness for the capabilities of Earth observation. The GEO Illustration
Challenge asks participants to process and illustrate ESA satellite images according to the
competition topic “Transcending Boarders” in vivid, artistic ways.
IMAGE ACCESS
All entries need to be based on satellite imagery made available via the dedicated link
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Sets/Earth_observation_image_of_the_week) on the Copernicus
Masters website http://geo.copernicus-masters.com (“Authorised Satellite Images”). Participants
may add other non-satellite images. Apart from the rights to the Authorised Satellite Images all
rights to the images used for the entry need to be possessed by the participant. (Please refer to
section RIGHTS below). Please note: you need to save the original ESA satellite image, either as
image file or the dedicated web link to the image, and upload or indicate it upon submitting your
entry.
RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
Participation in the GEO Challenge is open to any individual of legal adult age. Entries will be
accepted from anywhere in the world.
CHALLENGE AND PRIZES
The description of the GEO Illustration Challenge in the Copernicus Masters 2015 is available at
http://geo.copernicus-masters.com. It includes the respective prizes to be awarded in the Challenge
the evaluation criteria and evaluation process that will be applied in selecting the winning
contribution(s).
SUBMISSION PERIOD
Interested participants are requested to submit their entries electronically between 15 April 2015
and 10:00 on 20 July 2015 (please refer to the PROCEDURE described below).
PROCEDURE
The Challenge will be organised and carried out exclusively in English. Entrants will be required to
submit their entry (“Work”) via an online form at http://geo.copernicus-masters.com. Participants
will be asked to upload their Work in high resolution (300 dpi, accepted formats: tiff, uncompressed
jpg) including title and a detailed description as well as the original satellite image(s), that
was/were processed for the Work. Furthermore, in entering the competition, participants will be
asked to provide contact details that will enable the Organiser to inform them of all matters related
to the GEO Illustration Challenge. The number of entries per participant is limited to a maximum of
three different entries. The Organiser reserves the right to refuse publication to any entrant or
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All complete Works will be evaluated by an expert panel nominated by GEO, which will also select
the winner of the Challenge. In addition, the expert panel will nominate 20 15 entries, that will be
published on www.geo.de for public voting (the result of the public voting will have no effect on the
experts decision regarding the winner of the Challenge).
During the GEO Challenge, the Organiser may contact the participants to assist and support their
submissions.
CONFIDENTIALITY
By participating in the GEO Challenge, participants acknowledge that their submissions will be made
public along with the names in case their submission is part of the Top 20 15 selection.
RIGHTS
The Organiser solely provides the links to the satellite image databases of the Data Providers, but
does not guarantee for the uninterrupted availability of the respective databases and shall assume
no liability for the use of the images. The participant is responsible to indicate all sources of the
used satellite images and to adhere to the respective terms of use of the image provider to be
accepted upon provision of the respective image. For any images, which are used in addition to the
Authorised Satellite Images, the participant needs to own the rights of use.
By participating in the GEO Challenge, each participant acknowledges that the Organiser, GEO, and
ESA may use all publicly displayed text, PDFs, links, and images (incl. photos taken of the winner at
the awards ceremony) in advertising and other marketing efforts (e.g. printed calendar) concerning
the GEO Challenge or otherwise in any medium now known or hereafter devised (including the
internet or other interactive networks) at any place within the licence period without further
compensation and agrees to waive his/her rights with respect to such publicity and advertising.
With regard to the afore-mentioned the participant, by submitting the Work, particularly grants to
the Organiser, and Organiser accepts, the exclusive irrevocable transferable right throughout the
world and for the Licence Period defined below to publish, copy, reproduce, distribute, display,
print, cut the Work (or parts thereof), to make the Work (or parts thereof) available in the internet,
to broadcast the Work (or parts thereof), and to use the Work (or parts thereof) in connection with
the Copernicus Masters and the Challenge.
License Period:

If participant’s entry is not selected among the Top 20 15, the License Period ends on 10
August 2015.

If participant’s entry is selected among the Top 20 15, the License Period ends on 31
December 2016.

The participant acknowledges that the Organiser is not obliged to make use of the rights
granted by the participant.
WARRANTY
The participant by submitting the Work warrants and represents that the participant is the sole and
exclusive unencumbered beneficial owner with full title guarantee of the Work and is fully entitled to
grant the said rights and neither the Work nor the use thereof by the Organiser will infringe any
rights of any third party (including rights of privacy or publicity or any rights of “droit moral”). This
does not apply to the Authorised Satellite Images used by the participant to create the Work.
Should any third-party rights nonetheless come to light, participants further affirm that the
Organiser, GEO and/or its publisher, the Initiators and the Supporters shall not be held liable for
any amount of resulting damages/claims. The Organiser, GEO and/or its publisher, the Initiators
and the Supporters shall thus be exempt from any third-party claims.
MISCELLANEOUS
The decisions made concerning the competition’s awards shall not be subject to dispute in a court of
law. The decisions rendered by the experts involved in the Challenge shall be final and binding for
all participants in all aspects of the competition. Participants shall have no right to be provided with
any justification for the experts’ decisions.
The Organiser reserves the right to modify the present terms, including any of the deadlines set
forth herein, at any time.
Participation in this competition shall be subject to German law. Place of jurisdiction shall be
Munich, Germany.
CONTACT
For more information on the competition, please visit: http://geo.copernicus-masters.com.
If you have any further questions, please send them to dominik.fahrner@anwendungszentrum.de