Research

The department maintains a state-of-the-art computer laboratory for cartography, GIS, GPS, and remote sensing education and research. Other research facilities include both soils-geomorphology, and biogeography laboratories.

In addition to faculty and GA office space and a Seminar Room, the department has a large laboratory for teaching physical geography labs. All facilities are located on the second (north), third (north and south) and fourth floors of the A&S Building on the University of Wyoming campus.

Affiliated Research Institutes on Campus

• Wyoming Geography Information Science Center (WyGISC)
• Institute for Environment and Natural Resources (IENR)
• UW/NPS Research Station (AMK Ranch; Grand Teton National Park)
• Water Resources Data System (WRDS)
• Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD)
• Wyoming Statistical Analysis Center for Rural Policy Studies (WYSAC)

Library Resources and other Archive Collection

The campus library has millions of volumes and maintains a map library with close to 140,000 map sheets and 85,000 air photos and remotely sensed images. The library is a full depository for U.S. Government publications, State of Wyoming publications, U.S. National Area Survey Charts, U.S.G.S. maps, and NASA materials.

• University libraries, including the Brinkerhoff Geology Library
• American Heritage Center (AHC)

Institutional Consortia Membership

• University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)

Last Updated on 6/16/2008 3:28:58 PM