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

SAMSOG’s entries in 2021 were outstanding and again we had a terrific national winner! Look at the names of the winners given below. We want to see your name as a winner in 2022.

2021 NSPS National Plat Contest Winner

Topographic Maps

3^rd Place: Chris Patton

Patton Land Surveying

Gainesville, GA  

2021 SAMSOG Plat Contest Winners 

ALTA Plats

1^st Place: Jason Woods                                           2^nd Place: Shane Rowsey
Harris Gray, LLC                                                         Donaldson, Garrett & Assoc.

West Point, GA                                                          Macon, GA                                                                                   

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

Patton Land Surveying                                               Harris Gray, LLC

Gainesville, GA                                                          West Point, GA 

Topographical Plats

1^st Place: Chris Patton                                             2^nd Place: Jason Woods

Patton Land Surveying                                               Harris Gray, LLC

Gainesville, GA                                                          West Point, GA 

Subdivision Plats

1^st Place: Robyn White                                             2^nd Place: Shane Rowsey    
Patton Land Surveying                                               Donaldson Garrett & Assoc. 

Gainesville, GA                                                           Macon, GA 

Miscellaneous Maps

1^st Place: Shane Rousey                                          2^nd Place: Chris Patton

Donaldson, Garrett & Assoc.                                      Patton Land Surveying 

Macon, GA                                                                  Gainesville, GA

GIS Maps (No entries)

SAMSOG’s 2022 Annual Plat and Mapping Competition

This will be a juried contest.  All winning entries will be exhibited at the SAMSOG Technical Seminar on January 13th-14th, 2022. Map/Plat entries should 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, 2020 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 $250, Admission for two to the Conference Luncheon and a Certificate. Prizes will be awarded at the 2022 SAMSOG Technical Seminar Awards Luncheon.

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, November 29th, 2021.  Use one entry form per document submitted. 

SAMSOG’s 2022 Annual Plat and Mapping Competition: Entry Form Link

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 via email!!!
Thanks:
Dr. Roger C. Purcell, P.E., P.L.S.

Georgia Southern University

email: rcpurcell@georgiasouthern.edu

Mail/Shipping Address:

Dr. Roger C. Purcell, P.E., P.L.S.

105 Ashley Marsh Drive