Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Mapping

What satellite constellations are out there?

NAVSTAR (Navigation System using Timing and Ranging)

• Owned by the United States
• Developed by the Department of Defense

GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System)

• Owned by the Russian Federation

Galileo

• Owned by the European Union

IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System)

• Owned by India
• Coverage of the Indian subcontinent and Indian Ocean

BeiDou-2

• Owned by China

Are you looking to start a data collection project in the field with GPS units? We have a variety of equipment available on campus to checkout for GPS projects:

• TDC600 Android GPS unit
• R2 Receiver (sub-decimeter accuracy)
• ArcGIS Field Maps + ArcGIS Online for data collection

**ArcGIS Collector has been deprecated in most forms and was replaced with Field Maps. We no longer support ArcGIS Collector at St. Olaf**

Data collected in this way does not use post-processing. If your project needs post-processing, please fill out this form to request alternative equipment.