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GIS/GPS Technology
We continually upgrade our computer hardware and network systems to increase our GIS capabilities. Using the most up-to-date software such as ArcGIS 9x and Pathfinder Office 3x we are able to provide the most accurate, fast, and comprehensive GIS and mapping services.
We currently use sub-meter accurate Trimble GeoXT and GeoXH GPS receivers, along with the newest software like TerraSync and ArcPad 7x. These technologies and our qualified staff allow TEC to generate and administrate GIS databases; integrate and unify diverse datasets for project managers; and produce complex cartography. Examples include digital mapping of resources like archaeological sites or wetlands, resulting in more accurate and scalable data than the common, traditional mapping methods. The increases in accuracy and scalability provide TEC and our clients with the ability to quickly and cost-effectively assess potential project effects even as project plans change.
TEC has the necessary equipment & software to offer complete GIS services
Biology Program – Equipment Technology
TEC is equipped with a dual laser tripod device for measuring vegetation cover. Meteorological conditions can be measured with a Kestral 3000 Pocket Weather Meter. TEC is equipped to measure basic water quality with a YSI Model 85 Handheld Oxygen, Conductivity, Salinity and Temperature Instrument and pH with an IQ pH Meter. Biological specimens may be examined and identified using a stereomicroscope. TEC has the necessary equipment to conduct wetland delineations (soil spades, Munsell color charts, flagging, tape meters, etc.).
Noise Related Tools/Technologies
TEC staff are fully proficient in the use of the current Federal; Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Traffic Noise Model (TNM) as well as noise models such as STAMINA 2.0/OPTIMA, the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment methodology (FTA 1995), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Noise Guidebook (HUD-953-CPD, 1985).
TEC has state-of-the-art Type 1 and Type 2 noise meters and staff experienced in using them for traffic and other environmental noise measurements.
For a noise analysis at the I-40/Louisiana Boulevard interchange in Albuquerque, TEC used its Larson-Davis System 824 integrating sound level meter and the FHWA’s TNM noise prediction model to understand noise impacts in the area and develop future mitigation measures.
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