The Geography Laboratory at Hiralal Bhakat College plays a vital role in the academic and practical training of students pursuing geographical studies. Equipped with a variety of tools and instruments, the lab is designed to support the teaching and research needs of students and faculty alike.
The laboratory is furnished with essential geographical instruments, including theodolites, dumpy levels, plane tables, and prismatic compasses, which are used for field surveys and practical classes. Additionally, there are models, maps, globes, and weather instruments such as barometers, thermometers, and rain gauges. The lab also contains a variety of topographical sheets, satellite imageries, and aerial photographs that aid in the study of cartography, remote sensing, and GIS.
Number of Laboratory in the department: 03
1. Cartographic and Surveying laboratory: It contains all surveying instruments like prismatic compass, Brunton compass, dumpy level, theodolite, digital level, auto level, abney's level, clinometer, slide kaliper etc. 100 toposheets with various thematic maps are also available in this laboratory.
2. Remote Sensing and GIS laboratory: Several high-speed computers with stable internet connections are available in this lab. QGIS software and MS Office are used as per the prescribed syllabus of the university. Moreover, pocket stereoscope, mirror stereoscope with areal photographs and satellite imagees are available for the students in this laboratory.
3. Soil and water laboratory: A manual and digital soil and water testing laboratory has also been set up for the benefit of the students, where, digital PH meters, digital soil and water testing kit, soil sieve and solution based soil kits are available.
Instrument List (Department of Geography) | |||
Sl. No. |
Name of the Instrument | Quantity | Working condition |
1 | 3D Relief Map ( 75*100 cm) | 5 | 5 |
2 | Aerial photograph (Colour) | 5 | 5 |
3 | Almari (Large) | 3 | 3 |
4 | Altimeter | 2 | 2 |
5 | Anemometer Digital | 1 | 1 |
6 | Aneroid Barometer | 1 | 1 |
7 | Aneroid Barometer | 1 | 1 |
8 | Auto Delux PH (Digital) | 2 | 2 |
9 | Auto level | 1 | 1 |
10 | Book Shelf | 1 | 1 |
11 | Borium Sulphate | 1 | 1 |
12 | Casio-Calculator | 10 | 10 |
13 | Chain Pin | 10 | 10 |
14 | Diagonal Scale | 10 | 10 |
15 | Digital Balance | 1 | 1 |
16 | Digital Moisture Meter | 1 | 1 |
17 | Distance Measure Laser | 1 | 1 |
18 | Distilled Water | 1 | 1 |
19 | Dumpy Level | 6 | 6 |
20 | Dumpy level stand | 7 | 7 |
21 | Forteen Barometer | 3 | 3 |
22 | Forteen Barometer | 3 | 3 |
23 | Free Mans Tape (30 Mts) | 2 | 2 |
24 | GERMIN GPS ETREX 22X | 4 | 3 |
25 | Glacier Landform map | 1 | 1 |
26 | Globe 12′′ | 1 | 1 |
27 | GPS Model Extra 20 | 2 | 2 |
28 | Ground Pin | 36 | 23 |
29 | Maximum & Minimum Thermometer | 1 | 1 |
30 | Measuring Tape | 3 | 3 |
31 | Micro processor water and soil Analysis Kit (LT-59) |
1 | 1 |
32 | Mineral speciment kit | 1 | 1 |
33 | Mirror Stereoscope | 2 | 2 |
34 | North Line detector | 5 | 5 |
35 | Ocean Current map | 1 | 1 |
36 | Optica Brand Abnies Level | 2 | 2 |
37 | Optica Climometer | 2 | 2 |
38 | Optica levelling staff (4mts), 3 folds | 5 | 5 |
39 | Optica soil test Kit | 2 | 2 |
40 | Optical Dumpy level 12´´ with box and wooden Telescope stand |
6 | 6 |
41 | Optical planimeter with case | 3 | 3 |
42 | Plane table | 4 | 4 |
43 | Plane table Tripod | 4 | 4 |
44 | Planimeter | 5 | 5 |
45 | Plumb Bob (Levelling) | 4 | 4 |
46 | Pocket Stereoscope | 5 | 5 |
47 | Pollution Meter (Smile Drive) | 1 | 1 |
48 | Polyest Map | 7 | 7 |
49 | Prismatic Compass | 7 | 7 |
50 | prismatic Compass stand | 7 | 7 |
51 | Ranging Rod (2 mts.) Iron Folding | 25 | 20 |
52 | Rocks speciment kit | 1 | 1 |
53 | Rotameter | 7 | 7 |
54 | Soil Auger | 2 | 2 |
55 | Soil Test Sieve with LID | 1 | 1 |
56 | Soil testing Kit Refilling Pack | 1 | 1 |
57 | Stevenson Screen | 1 | 1 |
58 | Test tube | 10 | 10 |
59 | Theodolite | 5 | 5 |
60 | Theodolite stand | 5 | 5 |
61 | Topographical Sheets (Old Series): 73J/9; 73J/12; 73E/16; 73M/11 | 100 | 100 |
62 | Topographical Sheets (Open Series): 73J/9; 73J/12; 73E/16; 73M/11 |
100 | 100 |
63 | Toposheet Drawer | 1 | 1 |
64 | Tracing Paper (Set) | 2 | 1 |
65 | Vacuumed Cleaner (Forbes) | 1 | 1 |
66 | Weather Map set for 12 months | 1 | 1 |
67 | White Board | 2 | 2 |
68 | Digital Level with bar code staff | 1 | 1 |