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Additional Resources

Equipment

Ashtech OEM, 2014, accessed May 27, 2014, at http://www.ashtech.com/.
AMS sand/loose sediment soil probe, http://www.ams-samplers.com/
Coulter LS 200 particle-size analyzer, https://www.beckmancoulter.com/
Diagnostic Imaging Systems, Inc., Ultra 12040HF x-ray unit, http://www.vetxray.com/
Garmin GPSMAP® 76S and 78SC handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, http://www.garmin.com/
iCRco, Inc., iCR3600+ scanner, http://icrco.com/
Nikon COOLPIX P5000 digital camera, http://nikon.com/

Software

Adobe Photoshop CS5, http://www.adobe.com/
ESRI ArcGIS version 10.2, http://www.esri.com/
GRADISTAT version 8.0, http://www.kpal.co.uk/gradistat.html
ImageJ version 1.48c, http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/
Microsoft Excel 2010, http://office.microsoft.com/
The Panorama Factory version 5.3, http://www.panoramafactory.com/
Waypoint® Post-Processing Software GrafNav/GrafNet®, version 8.10, NovAtel, Inc., accessed September 12, 2012, at http://www.novatel.com/products/waypoint-software/waypoint-post-processing-software/.

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