25th Annual IRWA Right of Way Mapping Competition

Enter the 25th Annual Right-of-Way Mapping Competition!

IRWA’s International Surveying & Engineering Committee is hosting the 25th Annual Right-of-Way Mapping Competition, held in conjunction with IRWA’s 73rd Annual International Education Conference in June 2027 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Prizes
The grand prize winner will receive a complimentary registration for the 73rd Annual International Education Conference. Category winners will each receive a $250 cash prize. Categories include Transportation, Oil & Gas, Electric & Utility, GIS, SUE Mapping, Engineering, and Industry General.

Winners will be announced in Right of Way Magazine and at the conference, where winning maps will be displayed. Winners will also be recognized at a national, regional, or local IRWA meeting.

Who can enter
Anyone can enter, but each entry must be sponsored by an IRWA member. Members may sponsor multiple entries. Maps must relate to the right of way profession or related disciplines.

Rules

• One entry per person in each category, and each map may be entered in only one category
• Each entry must be a standalone single sheet, submitted digitally as an Adobe PDF along with the entry form
• Transportation, Oil & Gas, and Electric & Utility entries must be maps or plats prepared for boundary or right of way line retracement or acquisition
• GIS and Industry General entries should be maps or exhibits related to highways, pipelines, utility lines, or telecommunication lines prepared for general purposes such as public hearings, presentations, or conceptual plans

Entries are judged on overall presentation, orientation, and effective use of graphics, legends, symbols, and innovative methods. If confidentiality prevents you from submitting a map as is, you can clear the title block and mark it “Prepared for Competition due to Jurisdictional Confidentiality.”

Deadline February 1, 2027
Email your PDF entry and entry form to rnichols@mspdesign.com. The entry form and full details are in the September/October 2026 issue of Right of Way Magazine.