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Cartography and Geographic Information System Lab

Montgomery College in Rockville possesses one of the largest and most up-to-date computer labs dedicated to applied geography and cartography in the metropolitan area. The labs, located in the Technical Center building, Rooms 217 and 218, opened in Fall 1999. The labs consist of 24 workstations, all of which are internet accessible, and one large and 12 small digitizers. In addition, there is an instructor’s workstation connected to a high-definition projector to facilitate teaching and instruction of software applications.

The lab is used to accommodate the following: 

bulletmajors pursuing their degree and/or certificate in the Applied Geography program
bulletworkshops for the city of Rockville and Montgomery County employees needing additional training
bulletworkshops for middle/high school students obtaining career information

Lab Hours 

Lab Policies

 

Hardware

 

Dell Optiplex GX270

19" Flat Panel monitors

CalComp Digitizing Tablets

GTCO Digitizing Station

HP DesignJet 755 Color Plotter

HP Inkjet 2600 Printer

HP Laserjet 4100 N

HP ScanJet

Software

 

Adobe Illustrator 10

Adobe Photoshop 7

ArcGIS 9.1

MapInfo 8.0

Microsoft Office Suite

 

 

 

 

Lab Hours (Spring 2006)

 

Monday           9:00am - 6:00pm

Tuesday          9:00am - 6:00pm

Wednesday    9:00am - 8:00pm

Thursday         9:00am - 6:00pm

Friday              9:00am - 8:00pm

Saturday          9:00am - 4:30pm

 

Please note: If you are a currently registered geography student needing to use the lab outside the posted hours, contact either

Professor Allison, your lab instructor, or Karl Reis for access.

 

 

Lab Policies

 

Food & beverages are not permitted in the lab. If you have any food or drink, please leave it by the front desk.

 

Allowable Use

 

The computers are for work on geography class assignments and projects. Other uses are not permitted without permission, e.g. workshops, seminars, internships, etc.

 

 

Printing

 

Although students may use the small inkjet printer (HP 2600) to print final or draft copies, limited access is enforced since this printer is not designed for extensive use.

 

To use the plotter (HP 755CM), students must be supervised by the instructor or the lab coordinator. Plotter paper and ink are very expensive and should be used judiciously. Draft copies should be made on the small printer, reserving the plotter for final outputs.

 

 

 

 

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Last modified: December 06, 2005