Survey equipment

The Geography Department has a limited collection of survey equipment used to support the Field Methods Class. This equipment is made available to geography graduate students conducting research in the field. (Please note that field class support has priority over research use).

The following equipment is available for checkout:

Topcon Laser Total Station: GTS-4

Supported equipment:

4 Prisms

5 Prism Poles

1 Prism Pole Bipod

2 Total Station Tripods

*This is a recharge item: $25 per day for those in the department and $50 per day for those outside of the department.

Trimble Pro XH GPS System

Supported equipment:

Trimble Nomad: Field Computer

2 meter Carbon Fiber Range Pole w/ Computer Clamp

Trimble Geo XH GPS System

Supported equipment:

Zephyr Antenna Kit

2 meter Carbon Fiber Range Pole w/ Computer Clamp

2 CST/Berger Automatic Levels

Supported equipment:

6 Stadia Rods

2 Level Tripods

GPS Handhelds

2 Garmin GPS 12

1 Garmin GPS 72

1 Garmin GPS 76MAP

Miscellaneous Survey Equipment

Compasses, Clinometers and Abney Levels

8 Handheld FM Radios

6' Measuring Wheel

7 50 meter Field Tape Measures

Reservation policy:

Reserving Equipment

Equipment reservations can be made by contacting Dan Plumlee via telephone (642-4368), e-mail (dplum@berkeley.edu) or by dropping by the office in room 519 McCone. If you leave your request as a message, consider the reservation made upon receipt of a confirming return message.

To reserve equipment, please supply the following information:

your name

the equipment you wish to use

the class title

the classroom number

the time and duration of the class

This information will be entered into a scheduling program currently accessible to Dan Plumlee, Delores Dillard and Nat Vonnegut.

Pick-up and Return of Equipment

To gain access to projection equipment at time of need, contact Dan Plumlee, or Kristen Vogt if he is not available. In the event that neither Dan nor Kristen can be located, the other staff may be able to help.

When returning equipment, make sure that you leave it secure in its proper storage area or in the hands of department staff. If no-one can be located, secure the item in your office and message the staff person who issued you the equipment.