The following matrix shows the availability of IDP equipment. For questions regarding any of the equipment listed below, contact Kristina Slawny at 608.263.6178 and/or kristina.slawny at wisc.edu. For information on how to request the use of any of the equipment shown below, see Requesting Field Support.
| Funded/ Planned Field Project |
| Proposed Field Project |
| System in Development |
| Planned Maintenance/Upgrade (Equipment Not Available) |
| System Available |
| System Not Available |
| Equipment | 2025 Arctic | 2025-26 Antarctic | 2026 Arctic | 2026-27 Antarctic | 2027 Arctic | 2027-28 Antarctic | 2028 Arctic | 2028-29 Antarctic | 2029 Arctic | 2029-30 Antarctic |
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| 4-Inch Drill 1 | Unavailable |
Summit / Proposed |
Summit / Proposed |
Summit / Proposed |
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| 4-Inch Drill 2 | ||||||||||
| 700 Drill | Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
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| Agile Sub-Ice Geologic Drill | ||||||||||
| BASE (Basal Access and Subglacial Exploration) Drill | Equipment in Development |
Equipment in Development |
Seymour Island / Proposed |
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| Blue Ice Drill | Allan Hills / Brook, Ed |
French Alps, Mont Blanc / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
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| Chipmunk Drill | U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
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| Eclipse 1 | Dronning Maud Land / Proposed |
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| Eclipse 2 | Taylor Dome / Keegan, Kaitlin |
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| Foro Drill - 400 m | ||||||||||
| Foro Drill - 1650 m | Unavailable |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
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| Foro Drill - 3000 m | Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Hercules Dome / Steig, Eric |
Unavailable |
Hercules Dome / Steig, Eric |
Unavailable |
Hercules Dome / Steig, Eric |
Hercules Dome / Steig, Eric |
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| Logging Tower | ||||||||||
| Logging Winch, Deep | South Pole / Karle, Albrecht |
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| Logging Winch, Intermediate | ||||||||||
| Prairie Dog | U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
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| RAM Drill | Unavailable |
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| Sediment Laden Lake Ice Drill | ||||||||||
| Shallow Wet Drill | Equipment in Development |
Allan Hills / Brook, Ed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Proposed |
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| Small Hot Water Drill 1 | Unavailable |
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| Small Hot Water Drill 2 | ||||||||||
| Stampfli Drill | ||||||||||
| Thermal Drill 1 | ||||||||||
| Thermal Drill 2 | ||||||||||
| Winkie Drill 1 | Seymour Island / Proposed |
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| Winkie Drill 2 | Dronning Maud Land / Proposed |
| Equipment | 2025 Arctic | 2025-26 Antarctic | 2026 Arctic | 2026-27 Antarctic | 2027 Arctic | 2027-28 Antarctic | 2028 Arctic | 2028-29 Antarctic | 2029 Arctic | 2029-30 Antarctic |
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| Auger, 3″ IDDO 1 | W Greenland / Harper, Joel |
Taylor Dome / Keegan, Kaitlin |
W Greenland / Harper, Joel |
Hercules Dome / Steig, Eric |
Summit / Proposed |
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| Auger, 3″ IDDO 2 | Unavailable |
Flask Glacier / Kingslake, Jonathan |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
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| Auger, 3″ IDDO 3 | Allan Hills / Brook, Ed |
Dye-2 / Proposed |
Dye-2 / Proposed |
Dye-2 / Proposed |
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| Auger, 3″ IDDO 4 | Summit / Proposed |
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| Auger, 3″ IDDO 5 | ||||||||||
| Auger, 4″ IDDO 1 | ||||||||||
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| Auger, 4″ IDDO 3 | ||||||||||
| Auger, Kovacs Mark II 1 | ||||||||||
| Auger, Kovacs Mark II 2 | ||||||||||
| Auger, Kovacs Mark V | ||||||||||
| Auger, SIPRE 1 | Utqiagvik / Andresen, Christian |
Seymour Island / Tobin, Thomas |
Utqiagvik / Andresen, Christian |
Utqiagvik / Andresen, Christian |
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| Auger, SIPRE 3 | ||||||||||
| Auger, SIPRE 4 | ||||||||||
| Auger, SIPRE 5 | ||||||||||
| Sidewinder 1 | W Greenland / Harper, Joel |
Taylor Dome / Keegan, Kaitlin |
W Greenland / Harper, Joel |
Summit / Proposed |
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| Sidewinder 2 | U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
Allan Hills / Brook, Ed |
Dye-2 / Proposed |
Dye-2 / Proposed |
Dye-2 / Proposed |
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| Sidewinder 3 | U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
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| Sidewinder 4 | U.S. Midwest / Proposed |
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| Sidewinder 5 | Summit / Proposed |