Central Washington University - Center for Spatial Information : Facilities

The Center for Spatial Information has excellent research and application computer facilities for Geocomputation and image analysis. We currently support numerous Pentium III, Dell Precision 530 (Xeon processor), and Sun workstations. Geospatial software includes ERDAS Imagine 8.5 (including OthoBase Pro), PCRaster, and ArcGIS 8.1.2. We use Trimble Pathfinder as GPS data reduction software for numerous survey grade GPS. Leica Survey Office and LISCAD Plus are used for total station data integration. Terrasolid (under MicroStation-J) is used for LiDAR data processing and analysis. This software includes Terrascan, TerraModeler, and TerraPhoto. CSI shares access to the Geology PANGA lab, GIS lab, and other computer labs on campus. CWU has a site-wide license for ArcGIS.

The Geodesy Laboratory and the PANGA Data Processing Facility maintains a mixed network of Unix and NT workstations, including a Sun Microsystems Enterprise Ultra 3500 Server and numerous Sun Ultra workstations, and NT servers. In addition, the laboratory uses a Sun Enterprise Ultra 450 Server for additional processing. The Sun workstations are equipped with the GIPSY/OASIS II software (release version 4 of GIPSY-II) for high precision GPS data analysis, provided by the Jet Propulsion Lab. The workstations also run GAMIT - GLOBK software, a suite of programs developed at MIT for the analysis of GPS data.

The GIS laboratory serves as a foundation for education. GIS technology available to students include:

Hardware

A 21 seat computer lab:
- 2.8 GHz processors
- 1 GB RAM
- 17" or 19" Monitors
- Windows XP
A 6 seat overflow computer lab:
- 1 Ghz processors
- 512 MB RAM
A HP color plotter (42" roll)
Laser printer
Two desktop scanners
Large format digitizer
20 Garmin Etrex GPS receivers with download capability.

Software

University site license for all ESRI products (ArcGIS and ArcView primarily).
30 ERDAS Imagine licenses.
Corel Graphics Suite.
1 copy of IDRISI.
MS Office Pro.
GARtrip GPS software.
Statistix

Photo of a person wading in a river

TC704 Leica Total Stations and Trimble ProXR GPS units are the basic field surveying tools for CSI.

Screenshot of some terrain modeling software

Detailed terrain modeling of river systems requires serious computing power...

Computer visualization of complex terrain

...as does visualization and of complex surfaces.

C.S.I. : Facilities

Analytical Equipment and Computer Facilities

CSI Computers

Geodesy Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences

CWU GIS Laboratory

Back to C.S.I.		Analytical Equipment and Computer Facilities CSI Computers The Center for Spatial Information has excellent research and application computer facilities for Geocomputation and image analysis. We currently support numerous Pentium III, Dell Precision 530 (Xeon processor), and Sun workstations. Geospatial software includes ERDAS Imagine 8.5 (including OthoBase Pro), PCRaster, and ArcGIS 8.1.2. We use Trimble Pathfinder as GPS data reduction software for numerous survey grade GPS. Leica Survey Office and LISCAD Plus are used for total station data integration. Terrasolid (under MicroStation-J) is used for LiDAR data processing and analysis. This software includes Terrascan, TerraModeler, and TerraPhoto. CSI shares access to the Geology PANGA lab, GIS lab, and other computer labs on campus. CWU has a site-wide license for ArcGIS. Geodesy Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences The Geodesy Laboratory and the PANGA Data Processing Facility maintains a mixed network of Unix and NT workstations, including a Sun Microsystems Enterprise Ultra 3500 Server and numerous Sun Ultra workstations, and NT servers. In addition, the laboratory uses a Sun Enterprise Ultra 450 Server for additional processing. The Sun workstations are equipped with the GIPSY/OASIS II software (release version 4 of GIPSY-II) for high precision GPS data analysis, provided by the Jet Propulsion Lab. The workstations also run GAMIT - GLOBK software, a suite of programs developed at MIT for the analysis of GPS data. CWU GIS Laboratory The GIS laboratory serves as a foundation for education. GIS technology available to students include: Hardware A 21 seat computer lab: 2.8 GHz processors 1 GB RAM 17" or 19" Monitors Windows XP A 6 seat overflow computer lab: 1 Ghz processors 512 MB RAM A HP color plotter (42" roll) Laser printer Two desktop scanners Large format digitizer 20 Garmin Etrex GPS receivers with download capability. Software University site license for all ESRI products (ArcGIS and ArcView primarily). 30 ERDAS Imagine licenses. Corel Graphics Suite. 1 copy of IDRISI. MS Office Pro. GARtrip GPS software. Statistix TC704 Leica Total Stations and Trimble ProXR GPS units are the basic field surveying tools for CSI. Detailed terrain modeling of river systems requires serious computing power... ...as does visualization and of complex surfaces.
Contact Information Center for Spatial Information 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: (509) 963-1625 Fax: (509) 963-1225 Email: gabriela@cwu.edu