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