About Facilities - Overview

 

Research Labs

Dendrogeomorphology Lab

Director: Dr. Brian Luckman

Room 1422 661-2111 Ext. 82820

Web page

Environmental Fluorescence Lab

Director: Dr. Chris Smart

Room 1302A 661-2111 Ext. 85007

Environmental Hazards and Health Lab

Director: Dr. Isaac Luginaah

Room 1424  661-2111 Ext. 82818

Web page

Fluvial Geomorphology Lab

Director: Dr. Peter Ashmore

Room 1418  661-2111 Ext. 82821

Geographic Information Technology & Applications Lab

Director: Dr. Jinfei Wang

Room 2430  661-2111  Ext. 85017

Human Environments Analysis Lab

Director: Dr. Jason Gilliland

Room 1428  661-2111 Ext. 82817
Room 1410  661-2111 Ext. 80963

Hydrology Lab

Director: Dr. C. Chris Smart

Room 3254B  661-2111 Ext. 85007

Lake and Reservoir System (LARS) Research Facility

Director: Dr. Katrina Moser

Room 1314  661-2111 Ext. 82819

Webpage

Remote Sensing and Biogeography Lab

Director: Dr. Cheryl Pearce

Room 2404  661-2111 Ext. 85008

SPARK Lab

Director: Dr. Micha Pazner

Room 2410   661-2111 Ext. 81469

Surface Climates Lab

Director: Dr. James Voogt

Room 1413   661-2111 Ext. 85018

Computing Facilities

Geographic Information Systems Lab (GISCI)

The use of this micro computing laboratory is restricted to students registered in specific Geography courses, graduate students and faculty. The GIS lab is open year round with 24 hour card swipe access.

The GISCI lab contains 26 Pentium IV computers, high speed B/W and colour printers and scanners and a projection system.

Software available in the lab includes ESRI ArcGIS, PCI Geomatics, Idrisi, MS-Office, Photoshop and CorelDraw.

Room 1316A
Director: Dr. Micha Pazner
661-2111 Ext. 84501

Graduate Computing Lab

The use of this micro computing laboratory is restricted to graduate students and departmental personnel only.

The Graduate Lab contains ten (10) Pentium IV computers, a high speed B/W printer, document scanner and a slide scanner.

Software available in the lab includes ESRI ArcGIS, Idrisi, PCI Geomatics, ENVI, eCognition, MS-Office and Photoshop.

Room 2424
Director: Dr. James Voogt
661-2111 Ext. 85018

Spatial Data Analysis Lab (SDAL)

The use of this micro computing laboratory is restricted to students registered in specific Geography courses, graduate students and faculty. The SDAL lab is open year-round with 24-hour card swipe access.

Software available in the lab includes ESRI ArcGIS, PCI Geomatics, Idrisi, MS-Office and Photoshop.

Room 1425
Director: Dr. Jinfei Wang
661-2111 Ext. 85017

GIS and Spatial Modelling Facility

This micro computing facility is located in the Map Library and is used for geospatial data access, analysis, and visualization using GIS technology, as well as for spatial statistical modeling and remote sensing research. The facility is available to students, staff and faculty.

Facilities include 4 high-end PCs with Xeon processors, 2 colour scanners, a colour printer, and a 42" plasma monitor.

Software available in the lab includes ESRI ArcGIS Desktop (including all extensions), ArcIMS, Idrisi, PCI Geomatica (incl. OrthoEngine, EASI, PCI Modeller), ENVI, FME, SAS, SPSS, GeoPinpoint Suite, Beyond 2020, Photoshop, Illustrator.

Room 1051
Director: Kathy Tang
661-2111 Ext. 85014

Cartographic Section

The Cartographic Section provides custom maps and illustrations, primarily to support departmental research using a variety of cartographic, GIS and illustration software. Graduate students also benefit from this resource through annual seminars and personal consultations with the staff on such subjects as cartographic methodologies, design issues, computer file formats, and mapping software.

Room 1302
Cartographic Specialist: Karen Van Kerkoerle
661-2111 Ext. 82878