NGS Surveyor Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 WINNERS – CONTEST FOR PHOTOS OF USC&GS, NOS, AND NGS SURVEY DISKS A large Thank You to all who submitted photographs and/or information on old survey disks. I have carefully gone through all the submittals and considered all the photographs that met the criteria of being USC&GS and NOAA agency disks and within the correct time period. Many of the photographs were excellent, but fell within the range of know dates, so did not qualify. The winners are listed below. Top prize is a commemorative brass survey mark, honoring the 200th Anniversary of the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (1807 – 2007), see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12262796@N06/3775260687/ . All other prizes are lapel pins honoring the same event, see:. http://www.flickr.com/photos/12262796@N06/3311544961/ . TOP PRIZE – Geoides for a photo of a flat, stamped plate, PID = HT0688. This is, perhaps, the “missing link” between earlier marks with letters and numbers chiseled in rock, and later survey disks with stamped letters and numbers. Difficult Run – for a photo of a hexagonally shaped, Gravity Station Reference Mark, year c1961, PID = AH7245. These are extremely rare, our gravity field surveyor says that he has only ever seen 4 of these. VagabondWV – for the photo of an old “cup” shaped disk, possibly set as a magnetic station in WV as late as 1944, PID = HX3058. Mega Scooter – for the earliest photo seen of a Magnetic Station, 1917, PID = QE0491, Astro D-Team – for the photo of a Triangulation Station disk with a very large triangle, 1921, PID = PN0027. Harry Dolphin (two) – for the photo of a Triangulation Station flat disk set in 1909, PID = QF0712. And for the photo of a 3” diameter (small) USC&GS AND STATE disk set in 1956, PID = KV0491 . Dixie Dawn – for the photo of a round, Gravity Station disk set in 1937, no PID. Shorbird – for the photo of the first disk I have seen stamped USC&GS and a city – in this case Akron, Ohio, year 1963, PID = MB1249. Thanks again. All winners please email me your snail-mail addresses so I can mail the prizes. GeorgeL NGS Quote Link to comment
Difficult Run Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Thank You George, Please send my prize to Papa-Bear for his unselfish efforts in recovering those old and obscure EOA marks. He deserves some recognition. Regards, ~ Mitch ~ Quote Link to comment
+_dxd_ Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Thanks for the contest George Congratulations to the winners. I'd like to come across some of the discs pictured, almost all the ones I've found are just the "same old discs" (and most of them are setting #7, too ) Guess I'll have to keep looking. Quote Link to comment
NGS Surveyor Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Difficult Run and All, I meant to mention this in my "awards" post but I forgot. Last year, because of his excellent work in recovering and documenting his early survey mark finds in New England (especially the along the Eastern Oblique Arc), we awarded PapaBear one of the 200th Anniversary commemorative disks! This was long before the contest even started. So, again, Thanks PapaBear for all your good work!! GeorgeL NGS Quote Link to comment
+Geoides Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 George, I'd like to extend my sincerest appreciation to you for setting up this contest. It was an education in the variety of benchmark settings that certainly piqued my interest in searching for those pictured in the contest thread, I most certainly would like to 'recover' any of those staions...especially a cupped-style and magnetic stations My congratulations to all of the contestants. Quote Link to comment
NGS Surveyor Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Geoides, Glad you liked the contest and seeing the many varieties of USC&GS disks. In my paper there are over 52 different disks described, most with a photo. Hopefully the paper will be on-line very soon. Regarding contests, my next two subjects may be: USC&GS witness posts (wood posts, arrows in stone, metal signs, plastic signs, etc), and old pre-disk USC&GS marks (many varieties, such as chiseled squares, chiseled +, bottles, pots, etc.) GeorgeL NGS Quote Link to comment
+Rumpled Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Could someone possibly link to or imbed the photos here? Quote Link to comment
+Mega Scooter Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Could someone possibly link to or imbed the photos here? This thread MS Quote Link to comment
+_dxd_ Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I received my pin today, what a cool design. Thanks again, GeorgeL, for having the contest and giving out these prizes. Quote Link to comment
+Mega Scooter Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 My pin arrived today too. I am delighted with it. Thank you George. MS Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Love my pin. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Astro_D Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Received my pin today!! Looks absolutely fab! THANK YOU!!! Quote Link to comment
+Geoides Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 George, The postman delivered your parcel today and my son and I were barely able to contain ourselves as we opened it. We are quite elated to have received this beautiful award. Thank You Very Much! The Geoides Benchmarking Crew Quote Link to comment
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