Field Trips and Equipment

• Purchasing and maintaining equipment (audio, video, photo, computers, data storage, cables, power supplies, adapters, head phones etc.)
• Check, prepare and provide equipment for experiments and expeditions, inside and outside of the MPI
• Provide advice, information and documentation

To request equipment that you wish to use for an experiment or field trip, go to the page Field Trip Equipment Request and fill out the form there. Please fill in this request form as soon as possible (preferably up to six weeks in advance). Obviously dates given in an early stage can change easily, but we still can benefit from it: we will have the opportunity to anticipate on the total number of requests and start preparations in time. If you have special wishes regarding equipment, please describe them in the comment field.

• video cameras
• photo cameras
• audio recorders
• microphones
• headphones
• laptops
• tablets
• (solar) power supplies
• various accessoiries

After you've made your request, it is recommended to have a talk with Jeroen Geerts (room 103, all field trip matters), to get info and advice on what model of camera/recorder best suits your wishes, power management in the field etc.

General questions about the workflow can also be directed to Alex Dukers (room 115).

If you encountered problems using the equipment or if something broke down or malfunctioned during your expedition, let us know. After your arrival back at the Institute please return all field trip equipment to room 115 as soon as possible.

If you want to know more about the usage of audio and video equipment turn to the section Practical recording tips.

The sheet Precautions when travelling outside Europe is intended to provide information for business travel to countries outside Europe when carrying one or more data storage media.

Stephen Levinson, head of operations and Mrs. Gieszinger (MPG, Münich) formulated a number of regulations, guidelines and recommendations with respect to dangers in the conduct of fieldwork.

The document Essential Notes for Fieldworkers provides a couple of documents to fill in before departure:

• a checklist
• a contact list
• a risk assessment form
• information on the (latent) Crisis Management Team

The Technical Group registers equipment. When you leave the institute you need to return all the equipment.

To see what equipment is currently in your possession, you can login on the link below
(use your MPI login and your password).

If you have equipment in your possession you do not use anymore, please return this equipment to the TG (room 115).

Equipment overview (this page opens in a new window, is is only available on the MPI network)