Geography
Awareness Week is November 15 - 19, 2021
Troy University
Geocaching Competition
Tuesday, November 16 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rules:
Here is a list of ten coordinates and hints.
It will be up to you to find the geocaches at all ten of those locations. At
each geocache, you will need to log your find using this app: https://arcg.is/1qCP19 . All entries must be
complete for them to count. A complete entry must contain: your name, your
email address, the location of the geocache as plotted using location services
within the app, and a photograph of yourself with the contents of the geocache.
When you hit submit on each entry, the time of that submission is automatically
recorded. The first person to submit all ten complete entries will win the $50
Barnes and Noble gift card. The second person to submit all ten complete
entries will win a choice of the remaining gift cards, and so on for the third,
fourth, fifth, and sixth place winners. Our departmental social media pages
will be updated throughout the day as the competition progresses.
The
app will work within your default web browser on your phone, tablet, or other
device. You do not need to download any external applications for this
competition. The app requires that you enable location services on your device.
The app also requires access to your device’s camera. You can practice with the
app ahead of time, but be mindful that we will be able to see your practice
entries if you submit them.
Winners
will be notified via email by the end of the day on Tuesday, November 16. We
would like the winners to gather for a photo and to receive their prizes at 11
am on Wednesday, November 17, at the GIS Day table that will be on the John
Lewis Quad in
front of the MSCX building.
All
participants must follow basic geocaching etiquette or risk being disqualified.
Do not damage campus property in any way. The geocaches do not require that you
move objects in order to find them. Please replace each geocache exactly as you
found it. Do not “hide” them to make it more difficult for your competitors.
Make sure to replace all items within the boxes so that the next person can use
them for their photos. Photos must not contain inappropriate images or
gestures. Such images will be grounds for immediate disqualification and campus
police will be notified if the content is illegal.
To
contact the contest organizer please email searnest@troy.edu