Location
Fall 2010 Only:
- The Instructional Lab has been relocated io PB22-101.
- The Research Lab is closed.
- There are also 15 SDAL research computers strategically placed on the UHH campus. The "outrigger" computers that have not moved. Please see list below.
Spring 2010 & Forward:
The Spatial Data Analysis Labs are located on the second floor of Kanaka‘ole Hall on the University of Hawai`i at Hilo Campus (map). Kanaka‘ole Hall is numbered 333 on the map.
- The Instructional Lab is located in room 273.
- The Research Lab is located in room 273A.
- There are also 17 SDAL research computers strategically placed on the UHH campus. The "outrigger" computers are located at:
- College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management Building, Room 202
- College Hall, Room 121 (2)
- Marine Science Building, Rooms 112 (2)
- Math Lab, College Hall, Room 5
- Graduate Students' Workroom, PB13-5 (2)
- Kipuka, PB-12
- Geography Breakroom, K274 (3) temporarily closed for Fall semester
- TCBES Workroom, Country Amex, Room 22 (5)
Instructional Lab Weekly Schedule
TIME |
M | T | W | TH | F |
9 AM |
OPEN | GEOG 328 | OPEN | GEOG 328 | GEOG 319 |
10 AM |
OPEN | OPEN | TCBES 670 | OPEN | OPEN |
11 AM |
OPEN | MGT 341 | OPEN | MGT 341 | OPEN |
12 PM |
OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN |
1 PM |
GEOG 480 | OPEN | GEOG 480 | OPEN | GEOG 480 |
2 PM |
OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN |
3 PM |
GEOG 201 | OPEN | GEOG 201 | OPEN | OPEN |
4 PM |
OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | ||
5 PM |
OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN |
6 PM |
OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN |
Research Lab Schedule - Closed for Fall 2010 Semester
The Research Lab is open Monday-Friday from 9AM to 4PM for faculty research projects.Check room availability here
Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Research & Education Reports
- Hawai'i Biodiversity and Mapping Program - Metadata Catalog Contract Report
- North Shore Hydro Consulting - Operational Environmental Data Collection Networks
- North Shore Hydro Consulting - Environmental Sensor Options for Hawai'i Permanent Plot Network
- North Shore Hydro Consulting - Telemetry Options for Hawai'i Permanent Plot Network
Reserve Instructional Lab
The Instructional and Research Labs are available for workshops during non-class hours. To reserve lab time and learn more about applicable lab fees please contact the SDAL help desk at (808) 933-3190 or sdalhelp@hawaii.edu.
Check room availability here
Contact InfoFeel free to contact us at: |
LocationThe Spatial Data Analysis Labs are located on the second floor of Kanaka‘ole Hall on the University of Hawai'i at Hilo Campus (map). Kanaka‘ole Hall is numbered 333 on this map. |
Faculty Researchers with Interests in Geoinformatics
Jim Anderson
UH Hilo Associate Professor, Geologyhttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~geology/faculty/
Jim Beets
UH Hilo Chair and Associate Professor, Marine ScienceMing-Yi Chou
UH Manoa, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, ResearcherJohn Coney
UH Hilo Educational Specialist, Marine Sciencehttp://www.uhhmop.hawaii.edu/jconey.htm
Olga Cordero-Brana
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, MathematicsThom Curtis
UH Hilo Associate Professor, SociologyDonna Delparte
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, GeographyMike Dohm
UH Hilo Lecturer & Assistant Researcher, Biologyhttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~dohm/
Sevki Erdogan
UH Hilo Associate Professor, Computer ScienceCarl Evensen
UH Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, Water Quality Extension Program, Associate Extension Specialisthttp://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nrem/profiles/profile_evensen.html
Ali Fares
UH Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resourceshttp://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/faresa/
Derrick Hindery
UH Hilo Temporary Assistant Professor, Geography & Environmental StudiesKen Hon
UH Hilo Associate Professor, Geologyhttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~kenhon/
Susan Jarvi
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, BiologyArt Jolly
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, GeologyJim Juvik
UH Hilo Chair and Professor, Geography & Environmental Studieshttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/depts/geography/faculty.php
Sonia Juvik
UH Hilo Professor, Geography & Environmental Studieshttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/depts/geography/faculty.php
Drew Kapp
UH Hilo Instructor, Geographyhttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~dkapp
Robert Kellogg
Maui Community College, Continuing Education & TrainingDave Krupp
Windward Community College , Associate Professor, Biological and Marine Scienceshttp://krupp.wcc.hawaii.edu/
Jene Michaud
UH Hilo Chair & Associate Professor, Geology; Chair, Natural Sciencehttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~geology/faculty/
Peter Mills
UH Hilo Chair & Associate Professor, Anthropologyhttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~anthro/mills.htm
Sheryl Moore
UH Hilo Lecturer & Research Associate, BiologyCam Muir
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, Biologyhttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~cmuir
Michael Parsons
UH Hilo Associate Professor, Marine ScienceBecky Ostertag
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, BiologySun Park
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, Geography & Environmental StudiesDonald Price
UH Hilo Associate Professor, Biology (UH-Hilo); EECB Program (UH-Manoa); co-Project Director, Hawaii NSF EPSCoR programhttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaldp/
Marcia Sakai
UH Hilo Director, College of Business and Economics; Professor, Tourism/EconomicsRosemary Sherriff
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, Geography & Environmental StudiesMike Shintaku
UH Hilo Associate Professor, College of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resource Managementhttp://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~shintaku/
Lynne Stamoulis
UH Hilo Director, Institutional ResearchMisaki Takabayashi
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, Marine Sciencehttp://weblog.uhh.hawaii.edu/~misaki/Welcome.html
Glenn Teves
UH Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, Extension Agent, Molokai Extension Officehttp://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/Counties/MauiCounty/Profiles/tevesG.html
Debbie Weeks
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, ChemistryTracy Wiegner
UH Hilo Assistant Professor, Marine ScienceGraduate Thesis - How Graduates Used the SDAL Lab Equipment/Software
The following links take you to the thesis paper. To access the paper, you will need your UHH number.
2008 Graduates
- Blake McNaughton - A Biological and Social Examination of Opelu (Decapterus spp.) Fisheries in West Hawaii, Hawaii Island
- Used a GPS to mark off study site
- Created a map that illustrated sample sites, using ArcGIS
- Michelle Noelani Norman - An Invasive Producer (albizia) and Predator (coqui frogs) Alter Decomposition Processes in a Hawaiian Tropical Forest
- Used a GPS to get coordinates of study site
- Created a map that illustrated study sites, using the ArcGIS
- Junichi Sugishita - Habitat Use by Hawai'i 'Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) in Low-Elevation Suburban Habitat on the Island of Hawai'i: Neighborhood and Local-Scale Perspectives
- Used the Trimble GeoXT to establish stations, in order to obtain accurate locations of census station
- Created a map using ArcGIS 9.0 and data gathered from the Trimble GeoXT
- Used GPS Pathfinder Office to post-process raw GPS data for differential correction
- Used Leica Laser Locator to precalibrate distance estimates
- Used IKONOS imagery to determine land covers and to create a map
- Used ERDAS Imagine 9.0 to process the IKONOS imagery
- Calculated the total percentage land cover for each class using ERDAS Imagine 9.0
- Identified housing density, which was used as a development variable, using ArcGIS 9.0
- Measured tree heights using Leica Lasor Locator
- James Tait - Variation of Sediment Trace Elements and Stream Nirate Isotope Ratios with Land Use in the Waiulaula and Hilo Bay Watershed, Hawai'i Island, Hawai'i
- Used a GPS to mark off sample sites
- Created a map that illustrated sample sites, using ArcGIS
- Used ArcGIS to determine teh overall watershed for each site
- Used ArcGIS to determine land cover distribution within each zone
- Simona Vaduvescu - Development of a Passive Diffusive Sampling Device for Time-Integrated Assessment of Atrazine in Hawaiian Streams
- Used a GPS to figure out where and how to get to her study sites
- Mapped study sites using a GPS
- Created a map that illustrated sample sites, using ArcGIS
- Miyako Warrington - Monitoring Coqui Frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) Populations Using Sound Pressure Levels
- Used a GPS to get recording/study sites
- Created a map that illustrated study sites, using the ArcGIS
Policies
- SDAL Instructional Facility Use Policy and Login Account Form
- Equipment Loan Procedures and Guidelines
Fee Schedule, Registration Forms, & Waiver Request Form
- SDAL Fee Schedule
- SDAL Registration Form - Education
- SDAL Registration Form - Research
- SDAL Fee Waiver Request Form
- SDAL Student Liability Multiple Equipment Use Form

