GIS Facility Information

Computational Environment

The Facility maintains a computing environment dedicated to GIS and spatial analysis applications. Space is limited in the lab but walk-in users are welcome to use the workstations if they are available. Software and hardware include:

Software (ISU GIS software licensing information)

ArcGIS 10.x (Desktop, Workstation and extensions)

ERDAS Imagine & Leica Photogrammetry Suite

Trimble Pathfinder Office, TerraSync, GPSCorrect

Other spatial analysis software

Hardware

Windows Workstations

HP 800PS 42" DesignJet color printer

HP DeskJet 1120c color printer

HP ScanJet 6100 C/T 11x17 scanner (regular, transparency, and slide)

Large format Graphtec 40" scanner

GPS Information

The GIS Facility has 13 GPS units available for checkout for 7 days at a time. An ISU identification card is required for checkout. Please contact Robin McNeely (mobes@iastate.edu) if you are interested in checking out one of the GPS units.

Trimble GPS Units

GeoXT 3000 w/ ArcPad, TerraSync, GPS Correct

GeoXT 2008 w/ ArcPad, TerraSync, GPS Correct

GeoXM 2005 w/ ArcPad, TerraSync, GPS Correct

 

Garmin GPS Units

10 Etrex Legends

ISU GPS Base Station Information

A Trimble 5700 receiver was installed on Durham Center at ISU in January 2009. It was surveyed and setup for use during the summer of 2009. Files it generates may be used to correct data gathered since September 8, 2009. The accuracy of the base station has been verified with a survey grade dual channel receiver and is within specifications for stated accuracy. If you wish to see the test results, visit this link. There is an anonymous ftp site to download correction files here.