The 2025 AGIC ArcGIS Online Student Competition is now open. Visit the competition webpage for more details, including deadlines, rules & guidelines, and the adult sponsor compeitition registration form. This year, adults may sponsor one or more students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. Prizes include a chance to win a $100 gift card. Adult sponsors must register their student(s) by April 18, 2025 and submit their student's entries no later than May 5, 2025.
There are many companies that provide free services based on voluntarily contributed data. However, it was recently found that users are less inclined to contribute if they know others are already contributing. This could have a negative effect in diminishing accuracy or utility for public sites that need to have a large number of contributions to ensure accuracy.