Mapping FIRST Teams
 

I was inspired by this map to create a very accurate map of teams, regionals, off-season events, and major sponsors. I created tables on FIRSTwiki where teams can enter their information, which will later be put together onto a map. Feel free to enter information here for any team that you know about. Hopefully, this will allow for more accurate team locations. I'd love to hear everyone's feedback!

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I've also put this together as a resource for Michigan teams

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Good idea. I've added data for 931 and the St. Louis regional. I see someone has also added data for 45, 1760, Boilermaker, and IRI. Let's keep this pace up. :)

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1293 D5 Robotics has been added.

Southwest Regional / Lone Star
 

I added 0499 and decided to research the Lone Star regional a bit to update the data.

Using the 0057, Leopards, team website it appears that the Lone Star regional was officially established in 2000. However, there had been a regional held in Houston in 1998? It was called the Southwest Regional. Lucia, Kevin, Lucien or any of the legacy teams from Texas such as the Robowranglers ... help me out with this and I will update the wiki. I will also need a ruling on what to do as the Lone Star re-established a regional in Houston but under a different name?

APS

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2230 from israel added

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The Chairman's Winner section, is that referring to a regional win or championship win?

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I was intending for it to be Regional Chairman's win. Would you also like Championship awards?

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Doesn't matter to me, I was just wondering because my own team has won a regional CA a few times but never a championship CA. So I wasn't sure if we would get a Y or a -

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Team 159 had a map up on their website a while ago where teams could add themselves, it was a google map/google earth type thing, it eas really cool as i remember it, maybe we could find taht link,

only thing, it doesn't show that shaded region like that other FIRST map did

but it does show regional events in blue, teams in red, and if im correct off season events or sponcers in yellow?

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I was thinking of Regional Chairman's, because I can look up all the teams for Championship CA.

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Could you add a table for dormant or extinct teams? I think that could be interesting historical information to see mapped out.

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Added. Good idea!

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I found this old thread from 05 if you want to compare the maps....

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...745#post387745

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You're planning to make a global map of FIRST teams, right? If so, when are we expecting to see it?

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I plan on making it in stages. First I will make one for the teams attending the VCU Regional. Then I hope to make one for Israel, Brazil, and Canada (because they have fewer teams than the US). Hopefully by then many more teams would have been added and I can make a global map.

Thanks to everyone who has added teams!!

I challenge everyone else to add your team plus a couple teams in your area.

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Fine by me. :D

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Someone should make a kml file for google earth that uses this table to plot the location of all the teams

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Does anyone know the location of team 1172? I have not been able to find their website, school name, or address. They competed in the VCU Regional. Thanks.

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Hello...

1172 should be from Richmond. The First site lists teams from Va. (under "what teams are from this state "in the "whats going on in my area " link)and they are listed as from Richmond.

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Connecticut team map at www.ctfirst.org/map.htm

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Has anyone build a KML network link to the FIRSTwiki table?
http://wiki.chiefdelphi.com/index.php/Team_Info

If not, I have a weekend project...

-Pete

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where do you enter your team information?
can i enter FVC/FTC teams as well?

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Information can be entered here, assuming that the project is still being worked on.

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I'll work on a network link to the Chief Delphi wiki list. In the meantime, here's a Google Earth posting of all the Pacific Northwest teams:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat....n//page/0/vc/1
(sourced from the Portland and Seattle websites)

-Pete

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I like the map idea.

May I suggest modelling after or gaining ideas from this map.

http://www.flippinsweetdude.com/maps/index.php

...although perhaps while implementing some way to update every season from FIRST's team pages. That way teams would be removed if they became inactive or disbanded.

I like the above link, because it has little icons. Some people wanted a vex map too. If you use some sort of icon system in yours, then you could differentiate between FRC and vex teams.

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Andrew,

I am replying regarding the regional in Houston, Texas. In 1998 there was a regional in Houston, it was held at Space Center Houston and 22 teams competed. The Southwest regional was a pilot regional to grow FIRST in other areas of the country. The regional did not return in 1999 due to the lack of local sponsorship dollars. The Houston teams that registered in 1999 had to travel to other regionals to compete. The closest one was the Florida regional. Team 57 competed in Florida in 1999.

Since the Texas teams had no place to compete, Steve Alaniz and myself decided to approach FIRST about having a regional in Houston. That's how we became volunteer regional directors. With the help of BP, ExxonMobil and NASA sponsorship the Lone Star Regional was born.

The Southwest regional didn't sound like it fit an event that was Texas size. Someone had mentioned to me that Texas was the Lone Star State. I ran this name up the flag pole and everyone loved it. So, thus it became the Lone Star Regional.

The coolest thing about the Lone Star Regional is that back in 1999/2000 it was a grassroots volunteer effort that made this regional happen. I hope this helps.

Lucia Sevcik, Regional Director