The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) held its 18
th
Annual Student Competition, on April 11, 2019 as part of the 2019 NSPS Spring Meetings in Arlington, VA. The 2019 competition topic was “Utilizing remotely sensed data in a modern surveying practice”. Each team completed a project, prepared a technical report & poster, and
gave
a formal presentation to a panel of judges. Thirteen schools with undergraduate degree programs in surveying, mapping or geomatics participated in this year’s competition.
Results:
Baccalaureate Degree Division:
First Place:
University of Akron, Akron, OH
Second Place:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Third Place:
Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA
Honorable Mentions:
(In alphabetical order)
Alfred State University, Alfred, NY
Great Basin College, Elko, NV
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR
Associate Degree Division:
First Place:
Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM
Second Place:
East Los Angeles Community College, Monterey Park, CA
Third Place:
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI
Honorable Mention:
Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, MN
During an awards ceremony at the conclusion of the competition the first, second, and third place teams in each division were presented the recently-established
Trimble Prize
monetary award, along with the traditional NSPS first, second, and third place awards. Sam, LLC sponsored team shirts for all participants. Subsurface Instruments provided Locators for each participating team. Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc. provided its
FS Prep Combo
to winning team members in both divisions. Control Point Associates, Inc. sponsored breakfast and breaks for all competitors. NCEES provided video coverage of the event. Trimble and NCEES provided support for our Reception. NSPS sincerely thanks all of these sponsors for their generosity and support.
This year’s competition was coordinated by
A. Richard Vannozzi, MS, PLS
, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. Any questions regarding the competition can be addressed to him via email at:
vannozzia@wit.edu
. Schools wishing to receive information regarding the 2020 competition should contact Mr. Vannozzi at the above email address. When plans are finalized, the topic for the 2020 competition will be posted on the
NSPS website.
It is anticipated that this information will be available on or before May 1, 2019 with detailed contest information, dates and venue information posted on or before August 15, 2019.
