UMaine Surveying Engineering Technology Students Tackle Challenges Around DC and Place 3rd in National Competition

UMaine’s Student Chapter of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) claimed 3rd place at the 2024 NSPS National Student Competition out of a total of 18 teams in the baccalaureate division. This 2-day long competition designed to test student’s abilities to complete complex field surveying tasks in a team environment and demonstrate knowledge of emerging technologies took place in April in Washington DC. 

The first day of the competition consisted of a full-day monument hunt where teams were required to locate historical monuments across the entire District of Columbia with limited transportation options. The second day consisted of several complex field exercises and calculations done using high-tech surveying equipment on the Mall near the Washington Monument.

Pictured in the award photo are the six members of the UMaine team including, from left to right: Thatcher Unfried, Owen Tull, Peter Kelton, Max Heck, Thomas Berry, and Morgan Haufler. Rich Vannozzi, Asst. Professor of Surveying Engineering Technology, serves as the team’s advisor and accompanied them to Washington DC for the competition. 

UMaine offers both in-person and remote programs for students seeking a degree in Surveying Engineering Technology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. More information can be found on UMaine’s website.

Contact: Taylor Ward, taylor.ward@maine.edu