Department of Geography and PlanningThe Laboratory for Remote Sensing of Earth and Environmental Systems (LARSEES) provides the necessary infrastructure for Dr. Treitz and graduate students involved in remote sensing research.
LaRSEES is a high-end computing facility that provides the necessary software and hardware for sophisticated remote sensing data analyses. It also houses field instruments to support field campaigns in the Arctic and forested regions of Canada.
Software and Equipment
The scientific software complement includes:
- PCI Geomatica including SAR Workstation
- ITT ENVI and IDL
- ESRI ArcGIS (ArcInfo)
- Gamma Software (Interferometric SAR Data Analysis)
- Trimble eCognition Developer
- MatLab, SigmaPlot, SPSS, SAS, R, etc.
Field equipment in this lab includes:
- ASD 350-2500 nm spectroradiometer
- LiCor Plant Canopy Analyser (2)
- Vaisala GMP343 Carbon Dioxide probes and HMP75 RH meters
- WinsCANOPY (Canopy Structure and Solar Radiation) 35mm SLR Camera System
- 35mm SLR cameras with an assortment of lenses, digital cameras, tripods, etc.
- PAR sensors and Hobo data loggers
- Trimble GeoExplorer 2, Trimble GeoExplorer 2005 series GPS units
- Forest mensuration equipment
- Hobo Meteorological Station