Hackathons

Competitions

GeoHacks 2026

Annual GeoHacks Hackathon, 24-hour event

2026

1st Place

Sponsored by Hexagon A&P and hosted with the Geomatics Engineering Student Society

Project

GNSS Accuracy Solution

Built a GNSS accuracy solution using raw RTK and PPP satellite data, transforming coordinates between geodetic and Cartesian frames to improve positioning accuracy. Our team achieved the highest accuracy and placed first.

Role

  • Coding
  • Workload delegation
  • Data collection
  • Research
  • Technical problem-solving under time pressure

Team

Jayden Flitton · Calum Scotland · Erik Williams · Colby Cadden

Technical Focus

GNSSRTK dataPPP satellite dataCoordinate transformationsGeodetic coordinate framesCartesian coordinate framesAccuracy analysisData collectionPythonVS Code

Key Contributions

  • Processed raw RTK and PPP satellite data for accuracy comparison
  • Transformed coordinates between geodetic and Cartesian frames
  • Collected and organized field data under a 24-hour deadline
  • Presented final results and methodology to the judging panel

Result

Achieved the highest accuracy in the competition and won first place.

Cursor 2026 Hackathon

24-hour hackathon

2026

Sponsored by Cursor AI and MegaByte SAIT

Project

PrepDeck

Built PrepDeck, an AI-powered meal-planning app that tracks ingredients, generates recipes, builds structured meal plans, and creates shopping lists around what users already have. The project combined a polished frontend with server-side AI calls to Gemini and Groq.

Role

  • Frontend development
  • AI integration
  • Product design
  • Feature implementation

Team

Jayden Flitton · Calum Scotland · Colby Cadden

Technical Focus

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSGemini APIGroq APIServer-side AI callsNative BarcodeDetector APIhtml5-qrcodeZXing

Key Contributions

  • Implemented ingredient tracking, meal selection, and user profiles
  • Built barcode scanning to add items to inventory
  • Integrated Gemini and Groq through API routes for recipe generation
  • Generated structured meal plans and shopping lists from existing ingredients

Result

Shipped a working AI-powered meal-planning and inventory workflow in 24 hours.