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Visual Sample Plan

New Release: Version 5.1

Visual Sample Plan

Download VSP v.5.1 today!

Visual Sample Plan

VSP provides statistical solutions to sampling design, world-class mathematical and statistical algorithms, and a user-friendly visual interface, while answering two important questions in sample planning:

How many samples are needed?
The algorithms involved in determining the number of samples needed can be quite involved and intimidating to the non-expert. VSP can quickly calculate the number of samples needed for various scenarios at different costs.
Where should the samples be taken?
VSP instantly provides random or gridded sampling locations overlaid on a user input site map to achieve the desired objective. VSP will help you make statistically defensible decisions by quantifying the confidence in your results.

VSP Version 5.1

VSP Version 5.1 features new design methods for:

  • Combined Judgment/Probability Sampling
  • Eliminating redundancy in well networks
  • Eliminating redundancy of analytes
  • Compliance sampling of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Anomalies

Version 5.1 also includes New Data Analysis features for:

  • Outlier Tests
  • Handling of Non-Detects
  • Geostatistical Analysis
  • Correlation Analysis of Analytes

The new Expert Mentor feature gives guidance and suggestions on Systematic Planning and provides help in setting up VSP sites and maps.

See the Release Notes to discover all the new features.

Visual Sample Plan

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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 (98/NT/2000/ME/XP) operating system.

Future Releases

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Download GAM/GAMV & KT3D

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

Download R/Scilab (D)COM Server

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