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National Student Competition Announcement
NSPS 22nd Annual Student Competition
Held by NSPS in conjunction with
NSPS Young Surveyors Network
March 29 – March 31, 2023 in Arlington, VA
The 2023 NSPS Student Competition will be held in conjunction with the spring meeting of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. This year’s competition will only include field exercises in order to lessen the workload for students and faculty. There will be no work required to be performed outside of the competition although preparations and training may be deemed necessary by the individual faculty.
NSPS 22nd Annual Student Competition
March 29 – March 31, 2023 in Arlington, VA
Day 1: Monument Hunt
The first portion of the competition will be a staged scavenger hunt type event. Monuments:
Teams:
Scoring:
A list of DC area monuments are assigned a point value and provided the day before the event. The ones farther away or more logistically challenging are assigned higher values due to the risk of finding less. Monuments will be older and have significance to the history of surveying in the area.
Teams will be released from the Hotel in 30 minute increments and have 6 hours to compete. Teams must stay together at all times. Teams will be provided metro cards. Rental cars or rides from local persons are not allowed. (Uber/Lyft/Taxis/Bikes/other transportation are allowed provided all team members travel together.) Teams will be accompanied by a member of the YSN or if unavailable a member of NSPS.
Teams will accumulate points based on the point values of the monuments visited. Proof will be given in the form of a photo with timestamp or group photos at the location. Extra points will be provided for social media posts with those photos using #NSPS and #YSN.
Students will be asked to perform a three-wire level loop. Performance will be graded on the following criteria:
Closure
Balance of setups
Field Note Organization
Students will be asked to perform a 4-sided traverse with a steel tape or chain and compass. Performance will be graded on the following criteria:
Closure
Accuracy of leg distances
Accuracy of internal angles
Students will be asked to complete a triangulate exercise of an unknown position from 2 to 3 known positions with a theodolite.
Performance will be graded based solely on the accuracy of a missing variable.
This could be either coordinates of the resultant position, distance to known positions, or internal angles.
Day 2: Measurement Exercises
The second portion of the competition will be the evaluation of students’ technical ability while requiring some knowledge of historical concepts. This will be a three part exercise in two locations. Transportation and equipment to be provided. The basics of the three separate portions are described below. Extra points in this portion will be available to any team who would like to perform these tasks in period dress. Leveling
Traverse
Triangulation
NSPS 22nd Annual Student Competition
March 29 – March 31, 2023 in Arlington, VA
Ferris State - First Place, 2022 Competition
