THE GISIL
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.
General information about 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
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.
