Surveying Competition

Competition Guidelines

• Only one team from each school with the maximum of four (4) people will be allowed to participate in the event. Eligible participates may include undergraduate and graduate students that are members of that school’s chapter or club.
• Each team must provide their own transit, rod, and satchel bag with the necessary surveying equipment.
• No GPS units or other similar electronics will be allowed in the event. Any team caught using the devices will be disqualified.
• Teams must register 30 minutes before the beginning of the event.
• Total time for this event will be two hours. Teams that fail to complete the course in the allotted time period will be disqualified.
• All judges’ decisions are final.

Competition Rules

Each team will be required to start at a given benchmark and follow through a differential leveling course taking them across the campus of The University of Alabama. During this course, other basic surveying events can and possibly will show up to increase the degree of difficulty.

Each team will be expected to know how to properly and efficiently perform typical surveys and gather needed information at the request of the event specifications. Teams will need to be prepared to obtain data throughout the course that is relevant to surveying practices.

Scoring

The event will have a start value of 50 points and will be graded for accuracy and speed. The winning team will not be the fastest or the most accurate team, but the team that is fastest and most accurate. Points will be awarded for early arrival and will be deducted for inaccuracy.

Teams will receive 1 point for every 5 minutes early that they arrive at the finish line. Times will be rounded to the nearest 3 minute interval.

Penalties

Penalties will be deducted as follows:

• The difference of error will be multiplied by 5 and deducted from the total score.
• All scores below zero will be considered a zero for the competition. The maximum score awarded will be 50 points.

Contact: Robert Harris

Example of Scoring

Example elevation of point = 100.7 ft (z)

Example coordinates of point = 294.7 ft, 507.2 ft (x, y)

Example:

Team 1 finishes in 1 hr 30 min

Found elevation: 101.42 ft

Found coordinates: 293.5 ft, 506.1 ft (x, y)

Bonus points awarded:

Penalty deducted: 101.42 – 100.70 = 0.72

294.70 – 293.50 = 1.20

507.20 – 506.10 = 1.10

3.02

3.02 * 5 = 15.10pts deducted

Total pts = 50 + 10 – 15.10 = 44.90pts.