Dakota Technologies, Inc. (Dakota) provides state-of-the-art products and services for hazardous waste site investigations, specializing in the rapid site assessment of subsurface LNAPL and multi-component DNAPL. Incorporated in 1993, Dakota has an experienced staff with over 75 years of combined experience in developing and deploying direct push screening tools for site investigations. 

Dakota offers sales of the Ultra-Violet Optical Screening Tool (UVOST®), a laser-induced fluorescence based system designed for logging LNAPLs such as refined fuels and crude oil in the subsurface. We also offer the Tar-specific Green Optical Screening Tool (TarGOST®) solely as a service. TarGOST is a laser-induced fluorescence based tool designed for logging coal tar and creosote LNAPL and DNAPL in the subsurface.

Dakota’s staff possesses an array of expertise, interests, and experience and includes chemists, geologists, and engineers. These interests are well expressed in the professional products and services offered by Dakota, and provide the capability to perform tasks with professionalism and careful attention to detail.

Ost Software

Introduction

The Optical Screening Tool (OST) software is proprietary software developed by Dakota for the collection, display, and management of sub-surface laser induced fluorescence (LIF) data generated by our UVOST® or TarGOST® instruments as well as soil color data generated by our SCOST® instrument.

The software was developed by Dakota to be an intuitive and powerful tool for the collection and manipulation of data from our optical screening tools. Built for use on a Windows operating system, the software handles all communication with our instruments. The user is able to interface with the data, including generating log images and advanced batch processes. Like our instruments, our software shows that Dakota has been in the field for years. The software is built to be as easy as possible for field operators while still providing a powerful and wide ranging tool set.

Modes of Use

The OST Software can be used in two modes, as a data acquisition program (OST Acquire) and as a data handling program (OST Viewer).

Use the OST Acquire mode in the field to acquire data.

• The OST Acquire portion of the program requires 3rd-party drivers to allow the software to communicate with the instrument
• Running the program in OST Acquire mode allows for all the OST Viewer functionality as well

Use the OST Viewer mode in the office to view data.

• Using the program in OST Viewer mode does not allow for instrument communication
• No 3rd-party drivers are needed