New Blog Pit Assignments at the FIRST Championship

[SteveB2977]

If spectators are required to register, that HAS to be available ahead of time.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Is there any way to view this info without the app?

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

Yeah this is an issue. Yes smartphones are common, but it seems like a HUGE oversight to have it ONLY available via App. I mean seriously?

I haven't downloaded it yet. I hope the app is a one-time download with all information or syncs to a local copy, because not everyone has good cell signal in and around the Americas Center and Dome.

https://guidebook.com/guide/53130/

As far as I can tell the app does get updates pushed to it but a consistent connection is not needed to navigate the app.

It may be prudent for the link above to be on the FIRST Championship website if it's not there already, but I'm not a cop and can't tell them what to do.

[Ty Tremblay]

Let's make our own pit map with Google Drive and crowdsourcing. I'm mobile, edit coming soon with a link.

Edit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...p=docslist_api

Use the column and row labels for now. We'll make it pretty later.

[IndySam]

This isn't about safety. This is data collection, plain and simple.

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Libby K

I'm not sure if that's more concerning than the phrase 'roughly in numeric order'. Roughly?! What does that even mean?

I've only gone through Galileo, but in that division there is only 1 team that is not in numeric order. I know at the MN regionals teams are laid out in an alternating numeric order, with exceptions made by request- there are some teams that have special connections (a veteran that heavily mentored a rookie, sister teams from the same school, etc) and always get placed next to each other. I would guess the same thing is true here.

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

Let's make our own pit map with Google Drive and crowdsourcing. I'm mobile, edit coming soon with a link.

+1, I'm down.

Until FIRST comes along and says "please don't rehost data."

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by RufflesRidge

Go to Teams. Click on the team you want to locate. Click the Pit address. The map pops up with a pin over their pit.

Yes. After finding a team, you can then click the other pits on the map and it will tell you who's going to be there. But due to the size of those unreadable blocks, it can be hard to accurately click them on a phone. There appears to be a to-do list in the Championship app as well...

[JesseK]

Does anyone know where to find a higher-res picture of how the pits/divisions are laid out? I'd like to print the picture and write-in team numbers to plan visits/meet-n-greets/photos/research/etc.

[rich2202]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Is there any way to view this info without the app?

https://guidebook.com/guide/53130/

If you click on Teams, you can search for your Team's name (I have no idea why they don't put your team's number there too). When you click on the Team's name, the page shows the pit number.

Under Maps, the FLL/FRC Overview Map shows the general area and aisles. You can make a pretty close to where the pit is. I have no idea why they didn't post a higher res graphic.

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Does anyone know where to find a higher-res picture of how the pits/divisions are laid out? I'd like to print the picture and write-in team numbers to plan visits/meet-n-greets/photos/research/etc.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.guide...7Tp6VvxRma.png
is the best I could find.

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Dan Petrovic

Maybe I'm paranoid, but I think the safety of the people in attendance is way more important than the convenience of people not affiliated with teams.

In my head, spectator registration is okay (sorta), but making everyone register day-of is awful. Why not leave it open ahead of time and speed the process along for badge pickup?

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by IndySam

This isn't about safety. This is data collection, plain and simple.

Agree 100%. This has nothing to do with safety and it's a huge inconvenience for all attendees.

Does my 9 month old child need a badge too? He's a pretty huge security threat.

Why would any FIRST outsider stand in line for an hour to get a badge? And I'm not exaggerating, people stood in line last year for over an hour.

Not happy that badges are back again this year. Not one bit.

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by Dan Petrovic

Maybe I'm paranoid, but I think the safety of the people in attendance is way more important than the convenience of people not affiliated with teams.

I'm pretty sure if someone wanted to hurt people at the event, registration wouldn't stop them.

[notmattlythgoe]

Let's make it loud, but in a quiet orderly fashion and everyone has to register to participate.

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Does anyone know where to find a higher-res picture of how the pits/divisions are laid out? I'd like to print the picture and write-in team numbers to plan visits/meet-n-greets/photos/research/etc.

I don't have it hosted anywhere, but I pulled some decent res pictures out into a word doc - 2 divisions per page, that can be printed off. I did it so I could mark all my local teams (using colored text boxes before printing!). It worked out pretty well, and anyone that wants it can PM me their email address.