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Practical points for fieldwork

Practical points for fieldwork. Lammert Kooistra Contact: Lammert.Kooistra@wur.nl. RS&GIS Integration Course (GRS-60312). Contents. Planning House Reirinck Rules of the house The fieldwork area & how to get there Transportation in the field Food and drinks Sleeping Points of contact

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Practical points for fieldwork

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  1. Practical points for fieldwork Lammert Kooistra Contact: Lammert.Kooistra@wur.nl RS&GIS Integration Course (GRS-60312) Centre for Geo-information

  2. Contents • Planning • House Reirinck • Rules of the house • The fieldwork area & how to get there • Transportation in the field • Food and drinks • Sleeping • Points of contact • Availability of equipment See for details website: http://webgrs.wur.nl/cgi/courses/grs60312/ Centre for Geo-information

  3. Planning • Sunday May 24: Arrival at Reirinck from 19:00 • Monday May 25: GSNS • Tuesday May 26: field spectroscopy • Wednesday May 27: location based services • Thursday May 28: communication skills II + presentation project proposal • Friday May 29: excursion + return to Wageningen (14:00) Centre for Geo-information

  4. House Reirinck • Details: www.reirinck.nl • De Herberg: • Large working and dining room • Small kitchen • Bar • 4 bedrooms for 2 pers. • 1 bedroom for 8 pers. • The Farmhouse: • 9 bedrooms for 2 pers. • Address: " HET REIRINCK" Oude Winterswijkseweg 52 7141 HE Oost-Gelre (near Groenlo) Centre for Geo-information

  5. Practical issues for House Reirinck • Sleeping gear available • Bring your own towels • Smoking only outside!! (not in rooms, old building!) • No e-mail or internet available (simulate Siberian situation) • Can not bring your own beer and wine • Sleeping rooms are for sleeping: no social events • Every sleeping room one key • More keys for entering Herberg and Farmhouse Centre for Geo-information

  6. The fieldwork area & how to get there • Train: from Ede-Wageningen to Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo • e.g., departure 24 May 18:20 then arrival 19:31 • We will pick you up from the train station • Check www.ns.nl for details • Limited space in small bus (contact Lammert) Centre for Geo-information

  7. Sleeping • Division over sleeping rooms • Herberg: (4 * room 2 pers. + large room till 8 pers.) • Room 1: staff • Room 2: • Room 3: • Room 4: • Large room: • Farm house (room 2-3 pers.): • Room 1: staff • Room 2: • Room 3: • Room 4: • Room 5: • Room 6: • Room 7: • Room 8: • Room 9: Centre for Geo-information

  8. Food and drinks • Breakfast, lunch and dinner included • Breakfast from 8:00, possibility to prepare field lunch • Dinner at 18:30: starter, main dish (2 options), dessert • Monday: zigeunerschnitzel (pig) or scholfilet (fish) • Tuesday: duitse biefstuk (beef) or kipschnitzel (chicken) • Wednesday: varkenslapje (pig) or kabeljauwfilet (fish) • Thursday: barbeque • Vegetarian or halal food or diet requirements • Own contribution of 40 euro • Drinks separate at own costs • Beer and wine only from Reirinck + different soft drinks • Drinking list Centre for Geo-information

  9. Transportation in the field • 24 bicycles available • 1 small bus and 1 car (driving by staff) Centre for Geo-information

  10. Working in the field • Field day from 9:00 till 17:30 • Remember we are guests in the Achterhoek! • Field owners have not been directly informed • Use information sheet to inform field owners or other interested persons • Measurements along the road and at edge of fields possible • For measurements within fields better to contact owner • Back up of data from PDA or laptop is responsibility of group (e.g., USB stick) • Bring your own laptop to work on project Centre for Geo-information

  11. Points of contact for fieldwork In Achterhoek: • Coordination: Lammert Kooistra • Mobile: 0031 (0)6 128 444 20 • Sunday: Lammert • Monday: Lammert, Philip, Sytze • Tuesday: Lammert, Jan, Harm • Wednesday: Jan, Ron, Philip • Thursday: Lammert, Jan, Ron, Sytze, Arnold • Friday: Lammert • Het Reirinck (Eric Lagers): • Telephone: 0544 - 461 820 Centre for Geo-information

  12. Availability of equipment Every group: • Handheld Garmin GPS • PDA with GPS • Hardcopy topographic map • Working maps • Laptop Centre for Geo-information

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