Facilities:

The Remote Sensing and GIS Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art remote sensing and GIS facilities.

•          ENVI, and PCI Geomatica, for image processing terrain analysis, radar analysis, digital photogrammetry, data visualization and image analysis

•          ARC/INFO and ArcGIS, for GIS analysis.

•          Other complimentary equipment includes a digitizer, a color scanner and color printers.

•          Analytical Spectral Device Inc. (ASD) FieldSpec Pro spectroradiometer (3-2.5 µm) for spectral analyses in remote sensing, minerals and soils, vegetation, marine and water, and more.

•          Two Global Positioning Systems GPS, TRIMBLE.

•          GIS Data: Oman topographic maps, roads network, drainage system, other environmental maps.

•          Satellite imagery: Landsat TM, SPOT, ASTER, IRS, IKONOS, QuickBird.

•          One server, two workstations, and 23 Pentium 4s for teaching, short courses and research.