Computing Resources
Computing Resources in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (Spatial Sciences Laboratory)
The teaching laboratory is equipped with 12 Pentium IV computers (19" flat panel monitors 3 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB hard drives). The training laboratory is also equipped with 12 Pentium IV computers (20" flat panel monitors 2 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB hard drives) and is used as an open access lab for students between trainings.
In addition, the lab maintains several individual computers dedicated to specific ongoing research projects, including dual Xeon 3 GHz, 4 GB capable RAM, 80 GB hard drive workstations, as well as four quad-processor capable servers with a total of 2 TB (Tera Bytes) of disk space that are networked with 100/1000MB connections to each client machine.
Computing Resources in the Department of Geography
The Department of Geography houses two undergraduate teaching laboratories, an open access laboratories for undergraduates and an advanced geographic techniques research laboratory.
The two undergraduate teaching labs are equipped with 34 Pentium IV computers. Video projection devices and electronic SMART boards provide a full-featured electronic multi-media teaching environment. Eight Pentium IV computers in an open access lab ensure reliable undergraduate access to computer facilities.
The department's advanced spatial sciences research laboratory houses a mixture of UNIX, Linux, Windows and Macintosh workstations and a multi-terabyte storage capacity for handling large volume datasets. The department has a complete suite of HP printers and scanners including large format printers and scanners for high-quality map production.
Students have access to a wide-range of software solutions for spatial analysis and visualization. The department's 25 licenses of the full suite of ESRI's ArcGIS and ArcView software enables students ample access to GIS for teaching and research. The department also supports the GRASS and IDRISI GIS packages.
The department's 15 IDL/ENVI and 30 ERmapper licenses support remote sensing coursework and research. Specialized remote sensing software for Interferometric SAR processing and advanced image analysis and advanced atmospheric correction of hyperspectral satellite imagery is also available to students as is a wide range of statistics programs including S-PLUS, SAS and SPSS.
The department has a complete range of Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers including a Trimble full ProXR system, 2 Trimble ProXPs, 4 Trimble ProXMs, 2 Trimble GEOExplorers, and 7 Garmin Consumer grade handheld receivers. Differential post-processing of acquired GPS data can be accomplished through Trimble’s Pathfinder Office software package. The department also houses an Analytical Spectral Devices FieldSpec Pro spectroradiometer.