Start up cost

The start up costs are defined, in this toolkit, as the cost for starting from scratch assuming that equipment, software and hardware need to be purchased and people need to be hired to the main part of a project.

Equipment needs

• Desktop computers
• Hard drive (data and backup)
• Software (single user license private sector)
  • ENVI, US $ ??
  • ERDAS US $ 4.000
  • ARCGIS, US $ 4.000
  • MAPINFO US $ ?.???
  • Ecognition US $20.000

Field equipment

• Basic Digital camera in housing (US $ 1000)
• Basic handheld GPS (US $ 300)
• Differential GPS (US $ 2000)
• Range finder
• Spectro radio meter for collecting spectral library (US $ 15.000-200.000)

Initial training people and knowledge

• Remote Sensing training
• GIS training
• First Aid
• Dive training

Maintenance cost

• Maintenance hardware
• Software licensing
• Field work training (e.g. CPR update)
• Skills training
• Insurance

See example case study.