field equipment
Tools for fieldwork
Field equipment refers to tools, instruments, and gear used for work conducted outdoors or away from a central facility.
Scientists carry field equipment for collecting samples; surveyors use it for measuring land; soldiers pack it for deployment.
The term distinguishes portable, rugged items from laboratory or office equipment: We loaded the field equipment into the truck before heading to the research site.
- GPS devicesSatellite-based location tools
- anemometersInstruments measuring air velocity
- rain gaugePrecipitation measurement device
- thermometersHeat-measuring instruments
- theodolitesPrecision angle-measuring instruments
plows · compasses · binoculars · tripods · quadrats · sledgehammers · spectrometers · hard hats · safety goggles · radios · shovels · first aid kits · tents · rangefinders · sample bags · measuring tapes · seed drills · dusty
- military suppliesammunition, ammo, rifles, bombs, bandages
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
- fieldworkfieldwork, archaeology, archeology, anthropology, geology
- military surplusarmy surplus, navy surplus, surplus store, surplus stores, surplus goods
- geology exhibitsrock samples, rock collections, volcanic rocks, metamorphic rocks, sedimentary rocks
- military logisticssupply depots, supply lines, supply depot, resupply, supply ships
field equipmentlaboratory instruments
Tools for scientific analysis
lab equipment · laboratory apparatus · office equipment · office supplies · studio equipment