Facilities & Equipment for Geographical Research

The School is well equipped with facilities to undertake remote area field work including 4WD trailers, water storage tanks, UVF radios, ATV quad bike. We possess mechanically operated drilling units for sedimentological sampling including fixtures for Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating.

Laboratories are equipped with routine sediment analyser equipment for particle size determination, organic matter, and pollen analysis. We also avail of facilities in Civil Engineering which include a large flume suitable for sediment transport modelling and calibration of bedload transport measurement devices. The School is equipped with several water quality, sediment transport flumes and data loggers and specialised equipment and modifications are catered for by the mechanical and electronic workshop facilities.

The School also possesses a Thales T Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Differential Global Positioning System which is used in field work to obtain digital terrain data to cm accuracy. We are also equipped with a full suite of surveying (total Station) and hand-held GPS devices. These equipment complement the extensive range of GIS and remote sensing software packages available in the School.