Project Support & Services

The NSF GAGE Facility (hereafter GAGE) support and services groups provide comprehensive project technical support services to investigators using GNSS/GPS, TLS, and SAR data. These services range from loaned equipment, testing, configuration, integration, and new equipment designs for field deployments to technical training for campaign and permanent station deployments.

General Support

• Geophysical Event Response — GAGE can help coordinate community field activities, hardware, and data requests following an earthquake, volcanic eruptions, or other notable geophysical events.
• Polar Services — provide support to NSF-OPP funded scientific investigators working in the Arctic and Antarctic.
• Development & Testing — ongoing instrument & equipment testing of GNSS receivers & antennae, communications systems, and power systems for various GAGE projects.
• Data Management & Archiving does GNSS/GPS data delivery or pickup and conversion RINEX, long-term archive storage and FTP access of GNSS/GPS and SAR data.
• Education & Outreach Services — provides support for Broader Impacts planning and execution of PI projects.

GNSS/GPS

GNSS/GPS support for PI projects using GPS or full GNSS instrumentation and ancillary equipment, either as permanent stations or in campaign or kinematic surveying:

• GNSS/GPS Permanent Station Support
• GNSS/GPS Campaign & Kinematic Support
• GNSS Modernization

Imaging

• Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) — Support for TLS projects, including TLS instrumentation and associated peripherals.
• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) — Support for UAS projects, including UAS instrumentation and associated peripherals.

Borehole

Borehole Services — expertise for siting, permitting, drilling, grouted instrument installation at depth for 3-axis seismic, horizonal strain, tilt, and borehole pressure as well as borehole data collection and analysis.