GIS Lab

The GIS and Image Processing Lab

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory is located in the Department of Geography and Planning and managed by a full-time lab supervisor. The lab consists of two classrooms, one room for regular student use and a second room for teaching. The labs contain a variety of Dell computers running Windows XP in a network environment, one large-format digitizer, one color and one black and white laser printer, two scanners, and a large-format plotter. The main software packages for geographic analysis and map production include ArcGIS9.x, Erdas Imagine 9.x, and CorelDraw.

Spring and Fall Lab Hours:

Monday – Thursday 8AM – 9 PM*
Friday 8 AM – 5 PM*
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday 1 PM – 5 PM*
*closed for holidays

Research Labs

Two research labs are also located in the Department and provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to work with faculty on research projects. The labs contain several high-end workstations for data processing, and a web server. A large-format plotter is available for printing maps and posters.

Other available equipment includes several handheld Garmin GPS units used for student education and two Trimble GPS units for faculty and student research. The Geography and Planning Department also manages the SDE database, which houses most spatial and digital data for Watauga and surrounding counties.

Geography and Planning Network Drives

L: Drive – Students

This drive is organized by class number and is to be used as a workspace for undergraduate students.

N: Drive – Graduate Students

This drive is organized by graduate student name and is to be used for research and class assignments.

H: Drive – Data

This drive is read only and contains full return LIDAR data. This data can be copied and utilized by students and faculty for research or class assignments.

**Only students enrolled in Geography or Planning classes may utilize the network drives**

***All users are responsible for data on the L: and N: Drives***