Samuel Kenseth, Nicholas Horneck, Kelsey Kniess, and Alyssa McClain Base Station Renewal Samuel Kenseth, Nicholas Horneck, Kelsey Kniess, and Alyssa McClain

The Proposal Renew the base station on top of Upham Hall Buy a total station for the Department of Geography and Geology

Why do we need this? Give students real world experience with GPS/Base stations Practical uses in GPS Concur with UW- Whitewater’s mission statement Increase accuracy of data to the millimeter

What is a Base Station? Base stations are mostly permanent antennas with known coordinate points Required for obtaining maximum accuracy in differential correction Post processing Real-time Used with GPS rovers to correct for error when collecting points

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Budget Equipment Trimble S8 Total Station $ 36,550.00 Labor $ 36,550.00 Labor Repairs For Base Station $ 2,500.00 $2,500.00 Parts Upgrade to Computer Hardware $ 3,000.00 Upgrade to Computer Software $ 1,500.00 $ 4,500.00 Maintenance Yearly Maintenance for 5 Years ($1,500 x 5 years) $ 7,500.00 Total Cost $ 51,050.00

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