GeoLeague Challenge

This will mark the sixth year of the GeoLeague Challenge to be held at the ASPRS Annual Conference in April 2016.  Teams from across the country compete in a challenge put forth by the ASPRS Student Advisory Council (SAC).  Please review the challenge and the rules for 2016. This year’s challenge is to use freely available imagery to produce an innovative visualization product featuring the national park of your choice. This challenge celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service!

In celebration of the upcoming National Park Service Centennial, the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service kicked off the Find Your Park movement to inspire all people to connect with, enjoy, and support America’s national parks. They invite those who already know and love the parks and also the next generation of visitors, supporters, and advocates to join the movement at FindYourPark.com

There are 407 national parks and the SAC is challenging you to pick one and create a visualization product that highlights its unique features. Examples include:

●       Time series animation

●       GIS fly through

●       Online story map

●       Image based structure from motion

●       3D model

Participation Guidelines

Form a group of 3-5 undergraduate and/or graduate students and a faculty advisor in your region (at least 3 students must be ASPRS student members by the registration deadline and remain student members through the Annual Conference). If you have trouble meeting this requirement, please feel free to contact us. You may also ask for guidance from ASPRS members in your surrounding communities.

To be eligible to compete, please submit a completed registration form by February 26, 2016: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pFlxhawfZGdZbLxTI8i-yBHSIe8ZoIK-wvSrO8Yl9pk/viewform

Project Deliverables and Deadlines

1)   Visualization product

2)   Brief report including background, objective, method, and a description of the final product.

3)  At least one representative from each team will be required to attend the 2016 Annual ASPRS Conference in Fort Worth on April 11-15th to present the final product.

All materials must be submitted via Google Drive link to [log in to unmask] by 11:59 pm EST on March 25th, 2016

Evaluation

The products will be evaluated both before and during the 2016 ASPRS Annual Conference by judges from different sectors of the geospatial industry (Government Employees, Students, Private Sector Employees, Faculty, etc.).

End Product (Visualization) – 50 pts

Creativity – 20 pts

Technical/scientific merit – 20 pts

Project Report – 10 pts

Prizes

Certificate, a published Highlight Article in PE&RS, and many more prizes to be announced.

Contact

Please contact the ASPRS SAC Deputy Chair if you have any questions:

Caren Remillard, ASPRS Student Advisory Council Deputy Chair