Project Information
Welcome to the Project Information Page! Here, you will find information regarding the location of Montezuma Castle National Monument, project constraints, the team's design options, the team's final design, and a photo gallery!
Project Location
(Above) Montezuma Castle National Monument is located in central Arizona, between Phoenix and Flagstaff. To be more precise, the site is off the I-17 Highway, northeast of Camp Verde, Arizona.
Constraints
These are limitations or restrictions the team will have to face during the course of their project. Some contraints include but are not limited to:
- Topography - Montezuma Castle National Monument has many places with different elevations, slopes, and obstacles that make it hard for surveying and equipment.
- Natural Appeal - The client requests that the team keep the parking lot looking as natural as possible for their design. This includes the trees located in the vegetative island in the center of the existing parking lot.
- Weather Conditions - The team will need to prepare for change in weather conditions. This includes: light or heavy rain, snow, low or high-speed winds.
Design Options
Here are some of the design options our team came up with as preliminary selections for the final design. The software, AutoCAD, was used to create each one. The third design option was selected as a base model for the final design.
Photo Gallery
Below, you can examine pictures taken by team members over the course of the project! Pictures may include: equipment, buildings, scenery, and members of the team!
Survey Day (Friday, January 19, 2018)
(Above) The team arrives at Montezuma Castle National Monument and is ready to survey the area.
(Above) The GIS Base Unit equipment set up near the entrance of the existing parking lot.
(Above) The GIS Rover Unit used to obtain survey points around the area.
(Above) An existing culvert at Montezuma Castle National Monument.
(Above) Team member Jacob using the Rover Unit to obtain a survey point at a culvert.
(Above) Curb and gutter near the entrance of the existing parking lot.
(Above) Team member Brian using the Rover Unit to obtain a survey point for the proposed picnic area.
(Above) Team member Fahad getting ready to obtain survey points in the proposed parking lot area.
(Above) An overview look of the location for the proposed parking lot.
Final Design
Here, you may view the team's final design for the Montezuma Castle National Monument Parking Lot Redesign Project.