Acquisition of Global Positioning System

该提案要求提供资金，用于购买便携式全球 定位系统（GPS）和地理信息系统（GIS） 工作站 便携式系统将主要安置在 南卡罗来纳州大学的贝儿W.巴鲁克研究所 海洋生物学和海岸研究实地实验室，但将 巴鲁克研究所的科学家，访问 研究人员和研究生的工作沿着整个 东海岸 需要GPS和GIS以及所要求的类型， 回答了许多与空间变异性有关的基本问题， 关于干扰的生理参数，点 和非点源污染物的影响，以及自然栖息地 梯度。 这项技术将使PI的追求许多 新的和令人兴奋的研究方向，已受到阻碍， 过去对现有技术的必要依赖 （传统的昂贵和耗时的测量方法， 维度数据库管理和分析工具）。 在 此外，购买这种仪器将使他们能够 以解决许多新的问题， 长期生态研究计划在北方的实地研究 入口。设备. 购买这些设备将大大 加强现有的研究，并创造许多新的机会， 巴鲁克研究所的科学家，也增加了对 访问科学家在我们的设施进行研究。

This proposal requests funds to purchase a portable Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) workstation. The portable system would be housed primarily at the University of South Carolina's Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research Field Laboratory, but would be available to Baruch Institute scientists, visiting investigators, and graduate students for work along the entire east coast. A GPS and GIS and the type requested is required to answer many basic questions related to spatial variability of cophysiological parameters with respect to disturbance, point and nonpoint source pollutant impacts, and natural habitat gradients. This technology would enable the PI's to pursue many new and exciting research directions which have been hindered in the past by necessary reliance on existing technology (traditional costly and time-consuming surveying methods and two dimensional database management and analytical tools). In addition, the purchase of this instrumentation would allow them to address many of the new questions which have resulted from the Long-Term Ecological Research Program field studies in North Inlet. equipment. Acquisition of this equipment would greatly enhance current research and create many new opportunities for Baruch Institute scientists and also increase the attraction for visiting scientists to conduct research at our facility.