Teaching and Research Equipment

Topographic Surveying Tools

• • DGI Mavic2 Drone (Crosby is a licensed pilot)

  • EMLID RS2 base station and rovers

  • Leica TCRA 1205 Robotic, Remotely-Operable Total Station

  • Leica System 1200 RTK-GPS and Smart Pole (Base Station + 2 rovers)

  • Laser Technology Inc. Impulse LR laser rangefinder and MapStar compass module

  • TopCon AT-G4 AutoLevel and Crain stadia rod

  • Custom built, solar powered, satellite telemetered laser line scanner

  • Trimble Geo XT GPS

  • Trimble Pro XH GPS

  • Numerous wooden and AL tripods. Carbon and AL range poles, bipods

  • Numerous fiberglass measuring tapes and surveyor's rope

Water Quantity Equipment

• • SonTek M9 River Surveyor Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler with RTK Base Station

    • Trimaran Watercraft deployment

    • Inflatable Kayak deployment

  • SonTek Flowtracker Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters (2) and wading rods

  • Onset Hobo U-20 Water Level Loggers (~25) and data shuttle

  • In-Situ Level Troll - 500 Vented Water Level Loggers (~20) and data connector

Water Quality Equipment

• • 5 YSI 6920v2 stand-alone Multiparameter Sondes

    • sensors for vented stage, temperature, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH

  • USGS DH-81 depth-integrating, hand-held suspended sediment sampler

  • Vacuum filtration and oven for suspended sediment processing

  • ISCO sampling tools (power cables, bottles, liquid level actuator)

Meteorology Equipment

• • Campbell Scientific CR1000 data loggers (3), met. and stream sensors with power supplies

  • Onset Hobo U23-003 two-wire temperature sensors (~15) and data shuttle

Environmental Sensor Teaching Kit

• • Teaching Kit (PDF with descriptions) awarded to Crosby via Campbell Scientific IMAGINE Grant.

  • Classroom Kit (5 pieces): Dataloggers, Sensor Simulators, Water Cond/Temp Probes, Cond Interface, Pressure Transducers, Multiplexer, Radios

  • Soil and Met Station Kit: Datalogger, Soil water (4), Matric Potential, Excitation Module, Air Temp/Humidity, Wind, Rain, Radiation, Tripod

  • Stream Monitoring Kit: Datalogger, Turbidity, Cond/Temp, Cond Interface, Pump sampler.

Transportation

• • Ford Explorer 4x4 field vehicle

  • NRS DaddyCat and Jack's Plastic Welding 16' Cataraft Tubes, Oars, Boxes, etc.

Imaging Equipment

• • Multiple automated DSLRs and smaller waterproof cameras

  • Tripods and mounts

  • ~10 waterproof interval/motion cameras. Associated solar panels.

Tools

• • Full electrical tool kit for soldering and repairs

  • Full woodworking kit for building frames and mounts

  • Honda EU1000i A2 generator for remote field work

  • Bosch Bulldog rotary hammer drill

  • Drill presses for wood, metal and rock drilling

  • Chest waders for ~20

  • Inflatable PFDs

  • Numerous hand tools for digging, cutting and probing