The PoliRuralPlus consortium invites developers, geospatial engineers, and applied AI practitioners to the JackDaw Code Camp, taking place 13–15 January 2026 in Prague. Hosted by the Faculty of Informatics at the Czech Technical University (ČVUT), this three-day in-person event focuses on accelerating development for the JackDaw platform and expanding the GeoLLM concept to new regions and domains.

What Is the Purpose of the Code Camp?

The event is designed as an intensive, hands-on development sprint aimed at:

  • Creating new data assets, connectors, and callable functions ("tools") for JackDaw.
  • Supporting the extension of GeoLLM technologies into additional application areas.
  • Bringing together experts to co-develop deployable, market-relevant solutions.

Whether you are a GIS developer, data engineer, full-stack developer, or domain specialist, this event provides the environment to collaborate directly with the JackDaw core team.

Who Should Attend?

The Code Camp welcomes:

  • Geospatial software engineers (GIS, OGC services, APIs)
  • Data/ML engineers working with RAG pipelines or evaluation workflows
  • Full-stack developers integrating tools into user workflows
  • Domain experts proposing regional datasets or new GeoLLM use cases

If you are passionate about geospatial AI and practical innovation, this event is for you.

Recommended Preparation

Participants are encouraged to review the recorded webinars from November–December, which introduce the JackDaw architecture and development approach.
Resources:

Event Programme (Tentative, CET)

Tuesday, 13 January 2026

  • 10:00–12:00 — Matchmaking: forming developer teams with instructors
  • 12:00–evening — Guided coding session

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

  • 09:00–10:00 — Wrap-up of Day 1
  • 10:00–evening — Coding session

Thursday, 15 January 2026

  • 09:00–10:00 — Wrap-up of Day 2
  • 10:00–15:00 — Coding session
  • 15:00–17:00 — Conclusions, results, and publication planning

(Programme may be adjusted based on team composition and priorities.)

Practical Information

  • Participation is at attendees’ own cost (travel, accommodation, subsistence).
  • Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
  • Exact room/location at ČVUT will be shared with registered participants.

Registration (mandatory)

Registration is required to join the Code Camp:
https://forms.gle/qxaJe852DLwJcdMP8

Capacity is limited, so early registration is encouraged.


For practical questions (access, logistics, technical preparation), please contact:

Petra Ritschelova - petra.ritschelova@fit.cvut.cz
Sarka Horakova - horakova@ccss.cz
Karel Charvat - charvat@ccss.cz

We look forward to welcoming all participants in Prague. The Code Camp promises to be an inspiring and highly productive few days — a chance to collaborate, innovate, and shape the next steps of the JackDaw and GeoLLM ecosystem together. We are excited to meet you, exchange ideas, and build solutions that will have real impact.

PoliRuralPlus_logo