Laboratory
The Department of GGA at ISU has among others research laboratories dedicated to Biogeography/ Dendrochronology and Climatology. The Biogeography/Dendrochronology has workspace available for six student workers. The Climatology Laboratory has recently been remodeled and has dedicated space allocated for archiving dendrochronological samples.
A sanding facility and a microscop lab are also available.

Computers
The Department of GGA also has the Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. This Center houses 26 computers complete with auxiliary printers and scanners, including a drum printer that can be used for the production of research posters for professional meetings. The Biogeography/Dendrochronology lab has two computers, which can be used for data analysis. The Climatology lab has computers dedicated to the acquisition of climate data.

Major Equipment
The Biogeography/Dendrochronology Laboratory currently houses one Velmex Measuring Machine connected to a Stereozoom Microscope on a boom stand and a microcomputer analysis system.
The lab equipment also includes:
    - 13 incremento borers
    - 6 stereozoom microscopes
    - 2 belt sanders (4X24")
    - desktop and labtop computers
    - GPS units
    - 1 Stihl Chain saw Stihl 046 with a 24" bar
    - Hand saws
    - Hood
    - 2 cruiser packs
    - 2 Soil Sampling probes
    - Munsell Charts
    - Measuring tapes
    - 4 map tubes
    - Paper straws, Poplar core mounts, skeleton plot paper