2010 XA Cup Results
Pete Gaska took the trophy and the title of
2010 eXtreme Analyst of the Year!
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Are you eXtreme?
The Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) team is looking for the most eXtreme Analyst (XA) of 2011. Fire up your XA skills for a chance to claim the title of “2011 eXtreme Analyst of the Year.”
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!
The XA Cup is an exciting, interactive tournament that will get your adrenaline pumping. The GXP pit crew is ready to challenge you with trivia questions, GXP product interaction, and a sprint to the finish against GXP team members.
Show us what you’ve got.
Are you worthy? Put your XA skills to the test for a chance at the grand prize.
The winner is named “2011 eXtreme Analyst of the Year.” The XA of the Year maintains bragging rights until the 2012 GXP conference, earns a spot in the XA Cup hall of fame, and is featured on BAE Systems’ GXP website and in the GXP Mosaic newsletter.
Show us your image analysis, mapping and geospatial production skills, plus your GXP knowledge. Daily standings will be prominently posted at the conference on the XA Cup leader board and announced in morning sessions. During the closing session, the top two XAs square off in the final round.
Round one
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Get your wheels turning!
Test your eXtreme Analysis IQ with the online quiz.
Take the quiz using any desktop or laptop computer with Internet access. If your schedule does not allow you to begin prior to the conference, you may complete the Round one quiz at one of the walk-up workstations or on your personal laptop or other mobile device after you arrive at the conference. Be sure to submit your answers no later than Tuesday, September 20, 6 p.m. EST. Access the Round one quiz here.
One XA Cup entry is allowed per person. Complete, submit, and score high enough on the quiz to move on to the next round. Your individual scores will be emailed to you after completing Round one. The 10 eXtreme Analysts posting the highest scores on the online quiz qualify as semi-finalists for Round two, which takes place at the conference on Wednesday, September 21. The top 10 are posted at the conference on the XA Cup leader board, and will be announced in the opening morning sessions. Remember, you must be registered and present at the conference to win.
Round two
Making the turn!
This is your chance to put the pedal to the metal!
Round two players use GXP tools and workflows to show off their eXtreme Analysis skills using SOCET GXP to create products. The 10 semi-finalists will be racing for position to discover, create, and disseminate products. Each player receives an XA Cup task sheet with objectives to complete. This portion of the contest is clocked from start to finish and takes approximately 15 – 30 minutes. Team GXP referees time-stamp and sign each task sheet at the beginning and end of the round.
Round two takes place at the conference walk-up workstations in the Marriott hotel, Hamilton meeting room on Wednesday, September 21. If necessary, the time taken to complete Round two will be used as a tie-breaker. The top two players move on to the final round.
Updated standings are posted on the XA Cup leader board, and will be announced in the opening morning sessions.
Round three
The final lap.
Be prepared to bring it! This is your final chance to show us what you’ve got.
As part of the closing session on Thursday, September 22, the two finalists go head-to-head in this captivating final game-show round of the XA Cup Tournament to reveal the 2011 eXtreme Analyst of the Year!
Facing an audience of cheering conference spectators, the two XAs who pull away from the pack compete against each other — and the GXP pit crew — in Round three. To win the title of 2011 eXtreme Analyst of the Year, finalists must answer questions about GXP products and services and the GXP pit crew.
The winner is named 2011 eXtreme Analyst of the Year, and earns a spot in the XA Cup Tournament hall of fame. The 2011 eXtreme Analyst of the Year maintains bragging rights until the 2012 GXP conference, and is featured on BAE Systems’ GXP website, and in the GXP Mosaic newsletter.
May the most eXtreme Analyst win!
XA Cup contacts
If you have additional questions regarding the XA Cup Tournament, please contact GXP Crew Chiefs, Dennis Bryant or Erik Hajek.
Dennis Bryant: dennis.bryant@baesystems.com cell: 703 608 8772
Erik Hajek: erik.hajek@baesystems.com cell: 540 454 1304