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Photo Contest Winner
Congratulations to our latest photo contest winner Robert W. Snow, L.S.I.T. from Herald, California.
Robert reports that this photo was taken by a crew member, Abdul Khan. "At the time, he and I worked for Wood-Rodgers Inc. in Sacramento, California. He was scanning a large section of the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge, and I was supporting him with horizontal and vertical checks with a Trimble instrument."
"I can't divulge a lot of information regarding our work, but I can say that we were all over that bridge during the course of our work. We had full access to the maintenance 'cat walks' that go under the bridge and what a cool perspective we had from there."
In this picture "the scanner is collecting data on the east walkway at the north end of the bridge. The photo was taken early in the morning and does not show how many people use the pedestrian path during the middle of the day. It gets crazy! I have never answered so many questions in my life."
"I have been in the profession for less than six years now and I can honestly say that is has taken me to the most interesting locations. I day set-up on the Golden Gate and a week later out in a quiet field somewhere all alone. What a cool job we have!"
Congratulations Robert!
(If you'd like to enter the next contest, see below for details.)
2010 Aerial Mapping in Progress
 We're working on our fifth annual edition; look for your copy with the March 2010 edition of Professional Surveyor Magazine.
It will feature stories about aerial photographically by leading companies in the industry as well as articles by individual professional leaders about the state of the profession.
To view a sample of case studies on this website, visit our Aerial Mapping current issue page.
Rules and Conditions for the PSM Monthly Photo Contest
 Participation: The contest is open to all eligible U.S. residents who enter by registering and submitting a photograph to be judged.
Schedule and Prizes: Each month we will select a winning photo to post on our website along with a short profile of the winner's survey shop. If the winning photo is right for our print magazine, we'll print it on the cover instead.
How to Enter Contest: After reading and agreeing to the following rules and conditions, you may email your photos as attachments to JoAnne@ProfSurv.com. Please follow the conditions and file formats listed below.
Documentation: Please include with your submission:
- your name,
- contact information (email and daytime phone number),
- a background description of the photo (who, what, where, etc.) and
- a short description of your shop (name, number of employees, location, surveying specialties, etc.).
Theme: We are looking for photos that directly relate to land surveying. This includes photos of scenic, unique, and/or interesting job sites (rural, suburban, or urban scenes, for example). We’re looking for your imagination but also for your best judgment and good taste (photos composed of attractive team members simply posed next to survey equipment would not qualify).
Conditions of Photo Submissions
- Photos shall be in digital format and can be in color or black & white.
- Prints size: The larger the better; resolution of 300 DPI.
- File Formats: Only PNG, JPG, or TIFF formats can be accepted.
- You must own the photo and copyrights.
- You must not have already submitted the photo *or similar photos from the same surveying project) to any other national surveying magazine.
- You may alter only the image brightness and sharpness; any other alterations detected by the sponsor will result in disqualification of the entry at our discretion. As a condition of entry, each contestant represents and warrants to: (A) The photo submission is wholly original and does not infringe upon or otherwise violate any right of any third party. Any submission that includes content that, in our discretion, is inappropriate, indecent, or obscene will be disqualified from this contest. (B) Upon submission, all entrants give permission for their photograph to be hosted on PSM’s website and/or Professional Surveyor Magazine.
Judges and Criteria for Judging: Photos will be judged by the staff here at PSM. Criteria includes: uniqueness and originality, composition, clarity, and relevancy to the field of land surveying.
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