Geospatial Facilities

Kosmos is the technology and teaching lab designed to support Geography's cartography courses, integrate mapping and web applications throughout the geography curriculum, complement existing Humboldt remote sensing and GIS labs, and link geography majors with students from other departments sharing an interest in mapping with a strong design component.

Software available for student use includes GIS packages (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS) and design software (Adobe Creative Suite).

• Kosmos Lab schedule

The Dendroecology Lab supports research in the areas of physical geography, vegetation and disturbance ecology (fire, insect outbreaks and other disturbances), dendroecology, landscape ecology and geospatial analysis. 

The facility includes tree-ring measuring systems, field and lab equipment, computers and instrumentation to support research with graduate and undergraduate students. 

The Institute for Spatial Analysis, Modeling, and Monitoring (ISAMM) provides equipment and the opportunity for students to engage in high impact geospatial research with equipment including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs/Drones).

The Campus Farm is a 26-acre property in the Arcata Bottoms that provides students with space to conduct fieldwork in environmental data collection, long-term ecological monitoring, and applied geospatial fieldwork. This fieldwork and data collection can help establish important baselines for the new property and guide its future development.

Donated in 1987 by Dr. L.W. Schatz, the 385-acre L.W. Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm, located 45 minutes east of campus, is managed by the Department of Forestry, Fire & Rangeland Management, and provides an important field site for geospatial analysis and applied environmental research. The property provides students and researchers with opportunities to conduct spatial data collection, landscape analysis, and long-term monitoring, while supporting field-based learning in forestry, ecology, and geospatial science.

Special Collections & Archives supports archival and historical geographic research through access to maps, photographs, newspapers, pamphlets, and other primary source materials documenting the region and the university’s past. These collections provide students with valuable resources for investigating landscape change, place-based history, and the spatial dimensions of social and environmental change.