GIS/GPS – GPS and Surveying Equipment

GPS and Surveying Equipment

Scientists, students, and staff at RMBL use GPS and surveying equipment to accurately and precisely locate features related to their projects in three-dimensional space on the surface of Earth. GPS receivers calculate their position using <a href=”http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/gps2.htm” target=”_blank”>trilateration from three or more Earth-orbiting GPS satellites.

For a list of Frequently Asked GPS Questions – and answers – <a href=”/p174.php”>click here.

For more information, email <a href=”mailto:gis@rmbl.org”>gis@rmbl.org or stop by the GIS office in the new Gothic Research Center.

This portion of Digital RMBL is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under <a href=”http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0420910″>DBI-0420910. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).