Thirty photos have been posted in the vigps photo gallery, in an album called GPS Photo Contest No. 5

Read more for all the rules.

The object of the game is to determine the UTM of each photo. Twenty dollars will be paid for each correct UTM, BUT ONLY to the team/individual that gets the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, the money will be split between the winning contestants. For example, if “A” submits 20 correct answers, “B” submits 17 correct answers, and “C” submits 13 correct answers, then “A” wins and “A” would receive $20 X 20 = $400.00 (Cdn.). The winning team or individual must supply a mailing address so we can mail you the funds.

All these photos except one are on the grounds of the University of Victoria.

Players will have to figure out who the man (#30) is. They will also have to state which photo is not on the Uvic grounds.

Families can do this contest all by walking!

This contest will end September 21, 2005 at 6pm.

All email regarding this contest must be sent to gpsphoto@vigps.com.

Fifty-one photos have just been posted in the vigps photo gallery, in an album called GPS Photo Contest No. 4

The GPS Photo Contest No. 4 is open to everyone!

Read more for all the rules.

The object of the game is to determine the UTM of each photo. Twenty dollars will be paid for each correct UTM, BUT ONLY to the team/individual that gets the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, the money will be split between the winning contestants. For example, if “A” submits 20 correct answers, “B” submits 17 correct answers, and “C” submits 13 correct answers, then “A” wins and “A” would receive $20 X 20 = $400.00 (Cdn.). The winning team or individual must supply a mailing address so we can mail you the funds.

Photos may be on public or private property, but all are visible from public property. If the object is very accessible, we will expect a more exact UTM than one that is on private property or impossible to get to. The object being, proof that you really were at the correct location. NO TRESPASSING!

Prior to the contest deadline of September 7th, 2005 at 6pm, contestants must send email to gpsphoto@vigps.com stating the UTM of your finds beside the designated number of each photo. State your answers in UTM in WGS 84 Datum. Please send only one email containing all your answers.

Do not send in your answers until a message has been posted in the forums to let you know it is okay to do so.

All photos were taken in Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich, Central and North Saanich and Esquimalt.

This contest will end September 7, 2005 at 6pm.

All email regarding this contest must be sent to gpsphoto@vigps.com

This Team contest has a different ‘twist’!
THE ‘PRO CACHER’ CONTEST

The starting point is a picture (to be found on the ‘photo’ site shortly) of a girl sitting at a table…..

Determine the UTM of this position.

1) From this position, follow a compass bearing of 331 deg. 08 min. 41.3152 sec. until you come to a metal object about four feet high that is painted white, but with four parts of it painted red. There’s a number on this object with a ‘5’ on it. What is the object, AND what is the UTM of this object? __________/__________

2) From your original starting position, proceed on a compass course of 331 deg. 54 min. 19.0232 sec. until you come to a black gate with a lamp to its left, and a three digit number below the lamp, written in gold. What is the UTM of the object? ___________

3) From your original starting point, proceed on a compass bearing of 278 deg. 21 min. 21.2168 sec. until you come to a sign on glass with the numbers and letters 9 to 11. Numbers 603 and 3991 are close by. What is the UTM of where you are? ___________

4) From your original starting position, proceed on a compass course of 129 deg. 41 min. 23.8612 sec. until you cross the 38 deg. 34 min. 52.40613 sec. North parallel of latitude. There you will find a circular GPS tag glued to rock. What is the GPS tag #? ___________

NOTE: All positions are in the Greater Victoria and Saanich Peninsula area, EXCEPT #4.

This contest is a race to the finish! It must be completed by August 31st, 2005 at 6:00 PM.

First team or individual to complete all questions correctly is the GRAND WINNER.

The prize? $500.00 cdn.

Have fun with this one!

The Team

The Team announces a winner for this contest….

Geodesy V has won BIG TIME! Congratulations to this team and all their operatives….

The Team

We have made a typo….oops!

In the paragraph which states “From the UTM determined above, proceed 1547077 meters at 129 deg. 35 min. 00.6368 sec. There you will find a benchmark and a GPS TAG…..

This SHOULD READ “….proceed 1547007 meters at 129 deg. 35 min. 00.6368 sec. ………..”

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused….

The Team