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Visual Sample Plan

Current Release: Version 7.8

Visual Sample Plan

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Visual Sample Plan

VSP is a software tool that supports the development of a defensible sampling plan based on statistical sampling theory and the statistical analysis of sample results to support confident decision making. VSP couples site, building, and sample location visualization capabilities with optimal sampling design and statistical analysis strategies. VSP is currently focused on design and analysis for the following applications.

  • Environmental Characterization and Remediation
  • Environmental Monitoring and Stewardship
  • Response and Recovery of Chemical/Biological/Radiation Terrorist Event
  • Footprint Reduction and Remediation of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Sites
  • Sampling of Soils, Buildings, Groundwater, Sediment, Surface Water, Subsurface Layers.

VSP helps users obtain answers to these questions:

  • How Many Samples Do I Need?
  • Where Should I Take Samples?
  • What Decisions Do My Data Support?
  • How Confident Am I in Those Decisions?
Download a handout that shows the various example applications of VSP.

Visual Sample Plan

Data Quality Objectives

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System Requirements

Visual Sample Plan should run on any IBM PC-compatible computer with 32 Mb of RAM using any Windows (XP/Vista/7/8) operating system.

Download VSP QA Checker

Download the VSP QA Checker software. Use this software to verify that your version of VSP is performing as expected.

Download GAM/GAMV & KT3D

Download the GAM/GAMV and KT3D software. (This is only required for UXO modules in VSP.)

Download R-2.6.2 and R/Scilab (D)COM Server

Download R 2.6.2 and R/Scilab (D)COM Server. (This is only required for the Exogenous Variable Trend Analysis module in VSP.)

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