Geospatial Technologies Lab

The Department of Geography's Geotechniques lab houses resources for teaching and research in geospatial technologies. The lab is equipped with 19 Dell Precision workstations running state-of-the-art software for GIS, remote sensing, and statistical analysis.

Examples of courses taught in the lab include:

•     GEOG 081: Geospatial Concepts & Visualization
•     GEOG 085: Introduction to Remote Sensing
•     GEOG 184: Geographic Information: Concepts & Applications
•     GEOG 185: Remote Sensing
•     GEOG 287: Spatial Analysis
•     GEOG 246: Advanced Topics in Climate and Water
•     GEOG 281: Advanced Topics in GIS and Remote Sensing

Research by faculty and students using the lab include projects on climate science, land use/landcover change, water resources, transportation, and spatial justice. The Geospatial Technologies Lab is open to geography major and minors during non-scheduled class times.

Software suite:

•     ArcGIS v. 10.2
•     TerrSet
•     ENVI v. 5.3
•     SPSS v. 22
•     JMP v.11 Pro
•     Google Earth
•     NASA Worldwind