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The Geographical Information Systems Instructional Lab (GISIL) is a state-of-the-art computer lab used to teach GIS, cartography and remote sensing. It is also used as a research facility for students and to conduct research into mobile geographical education (MoGEO) using personal data assistants (PDAs). The lab is also used to host visiting students who are considering a future at The University of Iowa. The Opportunity at Iowa program regularly brings high-school students in to look at the campus and the available facilities.

 

  • Looking for the GISIL schedule? Click here to view it or view/download the PDF.
  • Laboratory TAs are on duty during all of the scheduled operational hours and course TAs monitor those times when classes meet in the lab.
  • Please read the guidelines for behavior in the GISIL here.
  • Failure to follow the rules can get your account deactivated for use in the lab
 

Hardware:

  • *New* iSCSI Storage Area Network with approximately 4TB of storage  
  • *New* 9 Samsung Q1 UMPCs
  • *New*ProMark 3 GPS with surveying kit
  • 25 computers (Core 2 Duo 6600) running Windows XP - 24" LCDs
  • 12 node cluster - P4 3.2GHz
  • 1 Dual-core AMD (4200X2) - 24" LCD
  • 1 Core 2 Duo 6600 PC running Microsoft Vista
  • 2 Linux machines
  • LCD Projector         
  • 20 Compaq iPAQ Pocket PCs with GPS and wireless network cards
  • 10 Dell Axim x50V - 624 MHz PDAs
  • 18 Magellan GPS 2000 XL
  • CalComp DrawingBoard III Digitizer
  • HP DesignJet 800 42" Printer

Software:

  • Windows XP Professional/Vista
  • Fedora 5 Linux
  • ESRI products - ArcGIS 9.2,etc.
  • ERDAS Imagine 9.1
  • Minitab 15, S-Plus, R, SAS, SPSS statistical packages
  • Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
  • Visual Studio 2005
  • World Construction Set - 1 seat
  • Transcad
  • STIS
  • NASA Worldwind
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