GIS Lab

ITTC 234 is the Geospatial Technology Teaching Lab.

The facility serves as a teaching classroom as well as an open lab for students working on geospatial research.

Hardware:
The facilities include 25 cutting-edge Dell workstations complete with 2 GB RAM, 250GB hard drives, CD/DVD burners, multiple USB ports, and flat-screen monitors. There is also a HP Color Laser printer on site as well as a Canon 42color plotter.ITTC 234 is equipped with a podium that facilitates teaching/learning with a resident PC, VCR/DVD player, document camera, and an extra port for a laptop computer. This unit feeds into two top-of-the line NEC digital projectors that are positioned to ensure a high level of visibility for all students in the room.

Software:
Each student workstation is loaded with an array of GIS, image processing, mapping, programming, statistical, and general-use software. GIS software includes the ArcINFO suite of ArcGIS 9.1, the classic ArcView 3.1, ArcPad 7.0, as well as full access to extensions including Spatial Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, 3-D Analyst, and others. The workstations run image processing software such as Erdas 9.0, and ENVI 4.2. Students all have access to cartography software including Surfer 8 and MapViewer 6. Customization is readily available as each machine has site licenses for MS Visual Studio 2005 and Python 2.1. Other software that is accessible in the lab includes SAS 9.1 for statistical analyses and the full suite of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Access, Excel, and Powerpoint.