Specialized Equipment
EIH has a widespread range of specialized research equipment allowing EIH researchers to collect high quality, cutting edge data. For more information on each of EIH's specialized research equipment, please click on the links provided below. To learn more about partnership opportunities, please contact EIH at eih@uhcl.edu or 281-283-3950.
Acoustic and Radio Telemetry
Equipment for passively and actively tracking various species of vertebrates
Equipment for passively and actively tracking various species of vertebrates
Benthic Macrofauna Collection and Enumeration
Equipment for collecting, picking, sorting, and processing marine and freshwater benthic macro-organisms
Equipment for collecting, picking, sorting, and processing marine and freshwater benthic macro-organisms
Electrofishing
Wide range of electrofishing equipment allowing for sampling small wadeable creeks and streams to large brackish rivers
Wide range of electrofishing equipment allowing for sampling small wadeable creeks and streams to large brackish rivers
Fish Identification
EIH staff trained in freshwater and marine fish identification
EIH staff trained in freshwater and marine fish identification
Flow and Velocity Measurements
Various flow and velocity meters for taking wading discharge and velocity measurements, as well as open channel hydraulics
Various flow and velocity meters for taking wading discharge and velocity measurements, as well as open channel hydraulics
Laboratory Equipment and Capabilities
Fully-functional environmental laboratory
Fully-functional environmental laboratory
Sidescan Sonar
Side imaging systems that are deployable on an array of research vessels
Side imaging systems that are deployable on an array of research vessels
Surveying
Surveying equipment for a wide range of applications from stream slope measurements to high resolution RTK GPS and Total Station
Surveying equipment for a wide range of applications from stream slope measurements to high resolution RTK GPS and Total Station
Ultrasound Sonography
Portable ultrasound unit used for non-invasive, internal evaluations of macrovertebrates
Portable ultrasound unit used for non-invasive, internal evaluations of macrovertebrates
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Rotary and fixed wing UAVs equipped with visible and NDVI cameras
Rotary and fixed wing UAVs equipped with visible and NDVI cameras
Water Quality Sondes
Variety of datasondes from leading manufacturers
Variety of datasondes from leading manufacturers