Spatial Data Analysis Laboratory

Instructor: Ken Belitz, Pat McHaffie, Earth Sciences Department

Overview: This project seeks to enhance undergraduate instruction that involve Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It will make computers available at three different locations (Rahr, Image Processing, and Hydrogeology labs). The PCs will be equipped to provide data analysis, display, entry, and editing capabilities. These facilities will be used in Geography 43,45, and 48, Earth Science 22, 26 and 66.

Processing Light Microscope Images

Instructor: George Langford, Biology Department

Overview: Using a light microscope, Prof. Langford has proposed a project that will permit students to analyze readings on Macintosh computers that can display video sequences. Using a video output plug on the microscope, pairs of students will record a 30 second video sequence. This sequence will then be made into a digitized “movie.” Students will be able to access this digital movie over the network, allowing them to analyze it for class assignments. This will be used in Biology 15, which regularly has an enrollment of three hundred students.