Numerous computer peripherals, including digitizers, pen plotters, an electrostatic plotter, color scanners, color film slide recorder, color ink-jet printers, are available. Field equipment includes sub-meter GPS units, data loggers and portable handbook computers. A multimedia development lab contains analog and digital systems for producing videodiscs, CD-ROMs and interactive multimedia. The Multimedia Learning Laboratory provides students with a variety of online course materials, tutorial modules and access to GIS software. Several videotape presentation systems are also housed in the multimedia lab.
All laboratories have access to the university's campus network system and the Internet.
The Map Center is an official depository for U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps, the Defense Mapping Agency series and other specialized collections. Alumni, help support the Department by making a contribution to the UW-SP Foundation .