 PIONEER is based in Logan, Utah, about 75 miles from Salt Lake City. We also have an established office in Jackson, Wyoming. We have all of the equipment needed to mount field operations in different ecological zones, including several four-wheel-drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, boats and motors, electro-fishing equipment, and several aircraft available for unrestricted use. Dr. Hugie is an experienced pilot with several thousand hours logged on biological surveys and other technical and logistical support activities for numerous projects.
We have two Trimble GPS units, a GEO XT and a Pro XRS. With our present software/hardware using one unit as a base station and in real time, we can map wetland delineations, habitat units, pipeline routes sample points, and other features with sub-meter accuracy. The data obtained are completely compatible with our CAD and GIS systems. This allows us to complete in -house tasks which we formerly had to do without or pass off to sub consultants at high cost to clients.
Our extensive computer facilities permit comprehensive in-house data analysis and desktop publishing. We use IBM-compatible hardware to run a variety of work processing, data analysis and retrieval, AutoCAD design, ArcView, graphics, mapping, and accounting programs. The latest Habitat Evaluation Procedure software permits us to conduct this sophisticated analysis.
Our location near Utah State University affords us ready access to the Merrill Library, the Quinney Natural resources Library, the Remote Sensing-GIS Laboratory, the Intermountain Herbarium, the Federal Documents Repository for the Intermountain Region, the Utah Water Research Lab, and other university facilities.
We also have access to the instruments necessary to conduct surveys for night lighting, instream flow, and other specialized procedures. |