Academic and Research Facilities
The Cartographic and
Geographic Information Systems Laboratory
The Geographic Information Systems and Computer
Cartography laboratory went online in
1997. The Geography department designed the lab
to enhance students’ ability
to understand and model geographic and spatial
concepts. The lab is primarily used for higher-end
geographic, graphic and mathematics computing.
The lab is designed for both teaching and analysis.
It has available:
- 16 computer workstations
and insturctor station
- The network is managed using
server/client model under a Windows operating system.
- Peripheral equipment in the lab include:
- 30 bit flat bed scanner
- 600 dpi laser printer
- color ink jet printer
- 2 digitizers (one large format, one small
format)
- classroom projection system
- document camera
- VCR/DVD, and sound system.
- The lab is connected to the campus network
and has full Internet capabilities including
access to the World Wide Web.
- Current software operating in the lab includes:
- ArcGIS 9 and Extensions
- ArcView 3.x and Extensions
- Idrisi
- Microsoft Office Suite
- CorelDraw
- Corel Photopaint
- Corel 3-D
-
MicroCAM
