The Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, a KU designated research center, houses a diverse group of ecological research and remote sensing/GIS programs on west campus in Takeru Higuchi Hall, Smissman Laboratories and the West Campus Greenhouse. In addition, the research center is the administrative home of Monarch Watch. It also manages the 3,200-acre KU Field Station, a resource for KU studies in the sciences, arts, humanities and professional schools, and for the community and other institutions.