It’s that time again! We need your best plats!

SAMSOG’s entries in 2019 were outstanding and again we had some terrific winners! Look at the names of the winners given below. We want to see your name as a winner in 2020.

2019 NSPS National Winner

Topographical Plats

2nd Place: Brian Hewes                                      

Land Engineering, Inc.                                          

McDonough, GA                                                                     

2019 SAMSOG Plat Contest Winners

ALTA Plats

1^st Place: Shane Rousey                                          2^nd Place: Lewis Shelton
Donaldson, Garrett & Assoc.                                      LRS Surveying

Macon, GA                                                                  Cartersville, GA      

Boundary Plats
1^st Place: Darin Cain                                                 2^nd Place: Adam Baxley

London Land Surveying & Assoc.                              Land Engineering, Inc. 

Cleveland, GA                                                             McDonough, GA       

Topographical Plats

1^st Place: Brian Hewes                                             2^nd Place: Adam Baxley

Land Engineering, Inc.                                                Land Engineering, Inc.

McDonough, GA                                                          McDonough, GA             

 Subdivision Plats

1^st Place: Jason Woods                                           2^nd Place: Chris Patton       
Harris Gray, LLC                                                         Patton Land Surveying 

West Point, GA                                                           Gainesville, GA   

Miscellaneous Maps

1^st Place: Robyn White                                             2^nd Place: Jason Woods

Patton Land Surveying                                               Harris Gray, LLC

Gainesville, GA                                                           West Point, GA

GIS Maps

1^st Place: Katina Whittier                                         2^nd Place: Brian Lackey                      

Chatham County Engineering                                    Columbus Consolidated Gov’t                

Savannah, GA                                                            Columbus, GA         

SAMSOG’s 2020 Annual Plat and Mapping Competition

This will be a juried contest.  All winning entries will be exhibited at the SAMSOG Technical Seminar on January 16th-18th, 2020. Map/Plat entries must be a PDF file. No paper copies.  Entrants need not be members of SAMSOG. (For winners that go to the NSPS competition, paper copies may be required.)  A member of SAMSOG must sponsor the map, plat or project under consideration and their name must be so noted on the nomination form.  The entry plat/map must have been completed after June 30, 2018 and may not have previously been entered in this contest. The entry many be freehand, machine drafted or computer aided drafted. The maximum map size is 34” by 44”.
Prizes to be awarded

1^st Place will receive $250 and admission for two to the Awards Luncheon and a Certificate. 2^nd Place receive admission for one to the Awards Luncheon and a Certificate. Prizes will be awarded at the 2020 SAMSOG Technical Seminar Awards Luncheon Thursday, January 16, 2020.

Submit a high resolution PDF or submit on CD-ROM if file size is too large for e-mail. (The form will be posted on the SAMSOG website.) No multiple entries for the same category. Submissions must be a single drawing; it may originate as part of a set of drawings, however, it must be entered as a single sheet.  All entries must be received by 5pm on Monday, December 2nd, 2019.  Use one entry form per document submitted.   

SAMSOG’s 2020 Annual Plat and Mapping Competition: Entry Form See Attachment

All entries will be judged on adherence to the minimum standards as set forth by the State of Georgia and/or ALTA/NSPS as appropriate. The judges will consider quality, content, innovation in layout, interpretability, presentation, applicability to typical client or persons using this type of map, and correctness. Neatness and accuracy of scale will also be considered.  The decisions of the judges are final. SAMSOG will sponsor the 1^st place winners for Subdivision, Boundary, Topographical, ALTA/NSPS and Miscellaneous Categories from this competition in the National NSPS Plat Contest. (Use one entry form per document submitted.)

Please send me your plats!!!
Thanks:
Dr. Roger C. Purcell, P.E., R.L.S.

Plat Contest Committee Chairman
Georgia Southern University

Civil Engineering & Construction Department

P.O. Box 8077
Statesboro, GA 30460 
email: rcpurcell@georgiasouthern.edu

Shipping Address:

Engineering Building, Rm 1120A

201 COBA Drive, BLDG 232

Statesboro, GA 30458

Plat Contest: All entries must be received by 5pm on Monday, December 2nd, 2019.