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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. More Visuals…

6. 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

7. Thanks for listening!