The Medford Data Lab maintains the following Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) mobile mapping technology for student, staff and faculty research.
- Handheld units that are free to borrow for Tufts students, faculty, and staff
- The units can be recalled for course use if necessary
Handheld GPS/GNSS Units
- 4 Bad Elf GNSS Surveyors with 1 meter Range Poles
- 6 Garmin 62s Handhelds
- 6 Garmin 60CSx Handhelds
- 6 Garmin 76Map Handhelds
Mapping Grade GNSS Units
These mapping grade units are only available for specialized use.
- 2 EOS Arrow 100 Surveyors with 2 meter range pole
- 20 Trimble Juno SB handhelds
- 1 Trimble Juno ST handheld
- 1 Trimble Juno SC handheld
- 1 Trimble GeoExplorer 1 TruPulse Laser Rangefinder
GPS Software & Applications
- ESRI Applications using Tufts Organizational Account
- DNR Garmin 6.1.0.6 – Free for download
- Fulcrum Mobile Location Leverage – Email DataLab-support@elist.tufts.edu for account access
- ESRI ArcPad (Tufts site license)
- ESRI ArcPad Application Builder 10x (Tufts site license)
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office (Data Lab use only)
- Trimble TerraSync Desktop (Data Lab use only)
- Trimble TerraSyn Mobile (Data Lab devices only)
We regularly provide GPS instruction and workshops. Please see the workshops and Tufts Tips & Tutorials for GPS pages