Acquisition of Research Equipment to advance the Geospatial Applications in Natural Science Laboratory - Precision Geomatics Extension (GAINS-PGE)

采购研究设备以推进自然科学实验室的地理空间应用 - 精密地理信息扩展（GAINS-PGE）

• 批准号: 2139062
• 负责人: Michael Petronis
• 金额: $ 15.28万
• 依托单位: New Mexico Highlands University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2139062&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Research; Equipment; advance; Geospatial

New Mexico Highlands University requests funds for the acquisition of upgrade research equipment to advance the capabilities of the Geospatial Applications in Natural Sciences (GAINS) Laboratory. The mission of the GAINS Laboratory is to serve as New Mexico Highlands University’s geospatial technology resource center by providing a broad variety of geospatial hardware and software. The surveying geospatial equipment requested in this proposal will complement and expand the research, teaching, and learning capabilities of the facility. The intellectual merit of the many research and teaching endeavors attest to the breadth of the applications and services that the GAINS Laboratory provides. The laboratory will advance new and ongoing studies in archeology, engineering, geomorphology, tectonics, water resources, local and regional tectonics, volcanology, and new and on-going studies in wildlife, range, and natural resources management. The GAINS Laboratory serves as a hub for geospatial knowledge and technical support for a diverse group of partners including local, federal, and state agencies, non-profits, Native American tribes, and private landowners. The lab has developed training workshops and individual instruction to support local land management and asset inventory projects. It has also partnered with other New Mexico entities on unique projects to enhance community engagement using geospatial technologies. By driving the development of collaborative international research endeavors, the lab is also recognized across Europe and parts of Asia as an outward looking center of excellence.The GAINS Laboratory at New Mexico Highlands University is the only Applied and Service Geospatial Laboratory in northern New Mexico, eastern Arizona, and the southern Colorado area. The surveying geospatial equipment requested in this proposal will complement and expand the research, teaching, and learning capabilities of the facility. The proposed instrument acquisition will facilitate GAINS users' research, serve the university, local, state, and private stakeholders, and support underrepresented student learning opportunities. The award will advance new and ongoing studies in archeology, engineering, geomorphology, tectonics, water resources, local and regional tectonics, volcanology, and new and on-going studies in wildlife, range, and natural resources management. The new equipment will advance the GAINS Laboratory mission, as well as that of the university, and provide partial funding in "Support of Outreach and/or Broadening Participation Activities" to engage other audiences in geospatial technology applications, workshops, and training. It also serves as the keystone of an international wildlife ecology collaboration among the Denver Zoo, William and Mary University, and various academic and conservation organizations in Mongolia. Undergraduate and graduate students transferring from other universities and community colleges have often developed superb geospatial data development and analysis skills. The new and existing infrastructure provided by the laboratory provides an environment where they can continue to develop and apply these hard-earned skills.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

新墨西哥高地大学请求资金购买升级研究设备，以提高自然科学地理空间应用 (GAINS) 实验室的能力。 GAINS 实验室的使命是通过提供新墨西哥高地大学的地理空间技术资源中心。该提案中要求的各种地理空间硬件和软件将补充和扩展该设施的研究、教学和学习能力，许多研究和教学工作的智力优势证明了这一点。 GAINS 实验室提供的应用和服务的广度 该实验室将推进考古学、工程、地貌学、构造学、水资源、当地和区域构造学、火山学以及野生动物方面的新的和正在进行的研究。 GAINS 实验室是为包括地方、联邦和州机构、非营利组织、美洲原住民部落和私人在内的不同合作伙伴群体提供地理空间知识和技术支持的中心。该实验室还举办了培训研讨会和个人指导，以支持当地土地管理和资产清单项目，并与新墨西哥州的其他实体合作开展独特的项目，通过推动国际合作研究工作的发展来增强社区参与。该实验室还被欧洲和亚洲部分地区公认为外向型卓越中心。新墨西哥高地大学的 GAINS 实验室是新墨西哥州北部、亚利桑那州东部和科罗拉多州南部地区唯一的应用和服务地理空间实验室。测绘本提案中要求的地理空间设备将补充和扩展该设施的研究、教学和学习能力。拟议的仪器采购将促进 GAINS 用户的研究，为大学、地方、州和私人利益相关者提供服务，并支持代表性不足的学生学习。该奖项将促进考古学、工程、地貌学、构造学、水资源、当地和区域构造学、火山学以及野生动物、范围和自然资源管理方面新的和正在进行的研究。将推进 GAINS 实验室以及大学的使命，并为“支持外展和/或扩大参与活动”提供部分资金，以吸引其他受众参与地理空间技术应用、研讨会和培训。丹佛动物园、威廉玛丽大学以及蒙古各学术和保护组织之间国际野生动物生态学合作的基石，从其他大学和社区学院转来的本科生和研究生经常开发出精湛的地理空间数据开发和分析技术。实验室提供的新的和现有的基础设施为他们提供了一个可以继续发展和应用这些来之不易的技能的环境。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的评估被认为值得支持。影响审查标准。