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Department of Geography & Mapping Sciences

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based systems designed for the capture, management, manipulation, storage, analysis, and display of spatially referenced data. These systems are used to support decision making for planning and management problems. GIS allow a user to explore a wide variety of interactions between people, animals, plants, climate, resources, and other geographically based data in order to manage and understand better the world in which we live.

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Open Lab Hours - Spring Semester 2008
Daytime lab hours: MW 8:00-10:00a; 12:00-4:00p
TR 10:00-11:00a; 1:00-2:00p
F 8:00a-1:00p; 2:00-4:00p
Evening lab hours: Su 6:30p - 8:30p; MW 6:00p - 8:30p

*Please note: There will be NO open evening lab hours during Finals week.

Facilities
A fully networked laboratory houses the cartography and GIS hardware and software at UW-River Falls. This facility is fully integrated into the geography curriculum and features powerful computer hardware and software. The Department of Geogrpahy and Mapping Sciences maintains the GIS lab under the direction of Dr. Charles Rader and Dr. Mathew Dooley.

The department participates in the UW-System ESRI software site-license. Please contact Charles Rader for more information on the use of this software..

Hardware

  • 21 - Intel 2.4 Ghz DuoCore, Windows XP student workstations
  • 1 - Intel 2.4 Ghz DuoCore,Windows XP workstation, with XGA video projector and VCR
  • Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4650
  • Epson P2000 Super-B size (13x19) color printer
  • Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 5500PS - 42 inch - inkjet plotter
  • Epson tabloid-size flatbed scanner
  • 20 Garmin GPS60 handheld GPS Units

Software

  • ArcGIS (9.2) - GIS Workstation, Desktop and Extensions
  • Arcview 3.3 - GIS Software and Extensions
  • Idrisi Andes - GIS Software and Image Processing
  • Microsoft Office Professional - office productivity
  • SPSS 15.0 - statistical software
  • Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium (Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver)
  • Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90
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Dept. of Geography & Mapping Sciences
344 Kleinpell Fine Arts
410 S. Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022-5001

Ph.: 715 425-3264
Fax: 715 425-0643