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Hosting a Data Challenge on Wildfire Commons

This page offers guidelines for scientists, educators, and policymakers interested in hosting data challenges through Wildfire Commons.

Preparing Your Challenge

Before creating your challenge, ensure you have the following information and steps completed:

Explore Data Catalog / Register Your Data

The data for your challenge must be available through the catalog. You can either use data accessible via the Data Catalog or register your data.

Prepare Your Workspaces

Before publishing your challenge, ensure all relevant workspaces are included. These workspaces can include:

  • A supporting workspace to train participants on interacting with datasets or models.
  • A base solution for the challenge.
  • A base workspace to facilitate team workflow development.

It is essential to test workspaces before publication to ensure they function correctly and specify the resources participants need to reserve when working on FireForge.

Setting Up Your Challenge

  1. Navigate to MyHub and select New CollabStudio.
  2. Click on New Data Challenge.
  3. Provide the initial data challenge information:
    • Title of the Data Challenge
    • Hosting Institution
    • Contact Information: For participant questions or concerns.
    • Start and End Dates
  4. Ensure all required fields are completed before clicking on Set Up Data Challenge.
  5. Complete the main data challenge information:
    • Goal: A concise statement describing the main objective of the challenge (e.g., Develop a new segmentation model for burn scar detection). This goal should captivate interest and succinctly present the problem to be addressed.
    • Background: Provide context and information that led to the creation of the challenge.
    • Challenge Description: Offer a detailed description of the challenge, including stages, workspace usage, and expected outputs.
    • Rules: Specify all rules, such as eligibility, platform usage guidelines, and disqualifying actions.
    • Prize: If applicable, include prize details for display on the Explore page.
    • FAQ: Add potential Frequently Asked Questions.
    • Dataset Details: Include metadata, supporting resources, and data distribution for training, validation, and testing. Ensure the data is registered in the data catalog and accessible through a workspace.
  6. Add Workspaces:
    • Click on Add a module to include workspaces in your Data Challenge. Only published workspaces will be available in the dropdown menu.
    • Ensure the challenge description clearly outlines the workspace workflow.
  7. Publish Your Data Challenge:
    • Before publishing, you can make changes to your text and workspaces.
    • Once published, no further modifications can be made.