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Skidmore College
GIS Center for Interdisciplinary Research

GIS Center Equipment

Equipment is available for student and faculty research. Please contact gis@skidmore.edu for more information. 

GIS Lab drones may only be operated by FAA certified UAV Pilots. In addition to GIS Director Bettigole, check the Lab Assistants page to see who may be able to help you out with a flight!

 


 

GPS Units

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Bad Elf Surveyor

Bad Elf Surveyor

  • Pairs with a mobile device to boost GPS accuracy
  • Recommended to work with ArcGIS Field Maps or Avenza
  • ~ 1 m accuracy

Bad Elf Flex

Bad Elf Flex

  • Pairs with a mobile device to boost GPS accuracy
  • Recommended to work with ArcGIS Field Maps or Avenza
  • ~ 5 cm accuracy (with cell signal)

Trimble Juno 3B

Trimble Juno 3B

  • Traditional handheld GPS unit
  • Runs on Windows Mobile OS - USB connection to download data
  • ~ 3-5 m accuracy

Trimbe Geo7x

Trimbe Geo7x

  • High accuracy handheld GPS unit
  • Runs on Windows Mobile OS - USB connection to download data
  • Includes laser offset for remote measurements
  • ~ 5 cm accuracy (with cell signal)

 


 

Drones

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DJI P4 Multispectral

DJI P4 Multispectral

More info here

DJI Mavic Pro Platinum

DJI Mavic Pro Platinum

More info here

DJI Mini 3

DJI Mini 3

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DJI Mini 2

DJI Mini 2

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