Does the program need imagery to digitize preserved specimens or communicate them to the public?

Start with the collection formats and public or research outputs required. CoreScan handles long linear core; Macropod documents individual specimens; Petrographic handles transmitted and polarized slides; and MacroBox handles large trays or drawers. Fine features are matched to current Mitutoyo objectives and the Micro Kit by size and working distance.

How many users, sites, and samples need which images, 3D files, and metadata?

Volume and locations determine centralized versus per-site equipment, standard configurations, training, storage, metadata, and the approved image-processing software for the program.

What accessibility, data-security, training, warranty, and service requirements apply?

Accessibility, security, warranty, continuity, and training change the deployment and support scope rather than the optics alone.

What equipment can be reused, and does purchasing need a pilot, quote, vendor, sole-source, or delivery information?

Compatible existing equipment may reduce duplicate components after review. A pilot can resolve uncertain requirements; approved specifications support an itemized quote, vendor and delivery documents, and addressed sole-source documentation when the buyer requires it.

Government agencies, geological surveys, public laboratories, and natural-resource programs

Build dependable visual records for public science and inspection programs.

Document core, specimens, slides, collections, environmental samples, and 3D sites with repeatable capture, clear metadata, and practical procurement support. Plan multi-site use, training, data rules, service continuity, and image quality together.

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USDA Beltsville facility where Macroscopic Solutions conducted specimen-imaging training

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Does the program need imagery to digitize preserved specimens or communicate them to the public?: Start with the collection formats and public or research outputs required. CoreScan handles long linear core; Macropod documents individual specimens; Petrographic handles transmitted and polarized slides; and MacroBox handles large trays or drawers. Fine features are matched to current Mitutoyo objectives and the Micro Kit by size and working distance.
How many users, sites, and samples need which images, 3D files, and metadata?: Volume and locations determine centralized versus per-site equipment, standard configurations, training, storage, metadata, and the approved image-processing software for the program.
What accessibility, data-security, training, warranty, and service requirements apply?: Accessibility, security, warranty, continuity, and training change the deployment and support scope rather than the optics alone.
What equipment can be reused, and does purchasing need a pilot, quote, vendor, sole-source, or delivery information?: Compatible existing equipment may reduce duplicate components after review. A pilot can resolve uncertain requirements; approved specifications support an itemized quote, vendor and delivery documents, and addressed sole-source documentation when the buyer requires it.

Why Macroscopic Solutions

A scientific imaging workflow—not just a camera or microscope.

Since 2013, Macroscopic Solutions has helped research, public-sector, and technical teams turn difficult samples into useful visual records. We connect the system, optics, lighting, software, training, and service work around the result you need.

See the whole picture and the fine detail.Move from context to the features that matter without losing the relationship between them.
Make the useful view repeatable.Match the sample, scale, lighting, motion, and output to a documented imaging workflow.
Get practical help before and after purchase.Use application guidance, training, software support, and imaging services when equipment is not the immediate answer.

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Core and survey archives

CoreScan PRO

For repeatable core records and remote review.

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MacroBox large-area scientific imaging system

Specimens and collections

Macropod PRO 3D and MacroBox

Match individual objects or larger arrays to the system.

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Macropod Petrographic microscope imaging system

Microscopy and petrography

Micro Kit and Macropod Petrographic

For routine fine-feature or thin-section work.

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Photogrammetry and 3D data

Agisoft Metashape

For meshes, point clouds, orthomosaics, elevation, or shared models.

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Prefer finished imagery to an equipment purchase?

Use our imaging lab for a priority collection or pilot project.

Send representative specimens, core, sections, or objects for finished image and 3D deliverables. The work can also clarify handling, resolution, throughput, equipment, and training before a larger procurement.

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Evidence in practice

Review sourced government research and public-science engagement.

Arabidopsis roots in a transparent cuvette documented for spaceflight-related research imaging

Source-linked government research

NASA technical report documents Macropod image stacking

A NASA Technical Reports Server document identifies Canon EOS 60D images stacked with a Macropod PRO Micro Kit.

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Macropod specimen-imaging demonstration at the USDA Beltsville facility

Agricultural research training

USDA Beltsville specimen-imaging demonstration

The USDA Beltsville session joined live capture, on-screen review, and practical focus-stacking instruction for specimen documentation.

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