The Hoa‘aina RS/GIS Center houses 5 NT computer workstations and a dedicated server for conducting both GIS and image analysis. Among the GIS software available are: ARC/INFO and ArcView GIS with such extensions as Spatial Analyst, 3-D Analyst, Image Analysis and Network Analyst. These computers are supplemented by an adjacent PowerMac Computer Lab, as well as other campus PC Computer Labs located in Hale Kuhina and Hale No‘eau.
These computers are supported by high-end peripherals, including: a large-format map printer, a digitizer, a high resolution scanner, and a CD-ROM Re-Writable Drive for database archival purposes. A large-format photocopier is also available for GIS mapping.
Backlit Digitizer and large-format photocopier
Users of this facility have access to several Trimble meter- and submeter-accurate GPS units. Lower-end Magellan GPS units are also available. In additional, the Hoa‘aina RS/GIS Center operates a differential GPS base station. Future plans call for providing internet access to its archival database for conducting post-processing corrections off-site and for the installation of a radio transmitter for conducting real-time corrections in the field. The antenna for this base station is mounted at the Hale ‘Imiloa Science Building, which is nearby Kane‘ohe Bay and the Ko‘olau watersheds where most of WCC student research projects are conducted.
Trimble ProXR GPS unit
The Hoa‘aina RS/GIS Center is supported in its remote sensing efforts with a T-ris satellite tracking station which permits reception of D-band digital downlink signals from HRPT-like polar orbiting/LEO satellites, including both weather and ocean imaging satellites. This facility permits the capture and analysis of NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution (AVHRR) data .
3-foot T-ris tracking dish at Lanihuli Observatory
