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Digital Asset Management At Michigan Tech, Annelise Doll, Lindsay Hiltunen Nov 2016

Digital Asset Management At Michigan Tech, Annelise Doll, Lindsay Hiltunen

Michigan Tech Publications

Faced with the obsolescence of its digital archive platform, the Van Pelt and Opie Library searched for a solution with improved storage and access. The selected platform opens doors to exciting opportunities for digitization and staff have started on a path toward incorporating digital preservation into the library’s activities.


Resiliency And Collapse: Lake Trout, Sea Lamprey, And Fisheries Management In Lake Superior, Nancy Langston Nov 2016

Resiliency And Collapse: Lake Trout, Sea Lamprey, And Fisheries Management In Lake Superior, Nancy Langston

Michigan Tech Publications

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Woodland Vernal Pools With Seasonal Change Palsar Data For Habitat Conservation, Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Yu Man Lee, Michael Battaglia, Sarah L. Endres, Zachary Laubach, Kirk Scarbrough Jun 2016

Identification Of Woodland Vernal Pools With Seasonal Change Palsar Data For Habitat Conservation, Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Yu Man Lee, Michael Battaglia, Sarah L. Endres, Zachary Laubach, Kirk Scarbrough

Michigan Tech Publications

Woodland vernal pools are important, small, cryptic, ephemeral wetland ecosystems that are vulnerable to a changing climate and anthropogenic influences. To conserve woodland vernal pools for the state of Michigan USA, vernal pool detection and mapping methods were sought that would be efficient, cost-effective, repeatable and accurate. Satellite-based L-band radar data from the high (10 m) resolution Japanese ALOS PALSAR sensor were evaluated for suitability in vernal pool detection beneath forest canopies. In a two phase study, potential vernal pool (PVP) detection was first assessed with unsupervised PALSAR (LHH) two season change detection (spring when flooded—summer when dry) and validated …


Boom, Bust And Beyond: Arts And Sustainability In Calumet, Michigan, Richelle Winkler, Lorri Oikarinen, Heather L. Simpson, Melissa Michaelson, Mayra Sanchez Gonzalez Mar 2016

Boom, Bust And Beyond: Arts And Sustainability In Calumet, Michigan, Richelle Winkler, Lorri Oikarinen, Heather L. Simpson, Melissa Michaelson, Mayra Sanchez Gonzalez

Michigan Tech Publications

Cycles of boom and bust plague mining communities around the globe, and decades after the bust the skeletons of shrunken cities remain. This article evaluates strategies for how former mining communities cope and strive for sustainability in the decades well beyond the bust, using a case study of Calumet, Michigan. In 1910, Calumet was at the center of the mining industry in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but in the century since its peak, mining employment steadily declined until the last mine closed in 1968, and the population declined by over 80%. This paper explores challenges, opportunities, and progress toward …


The Windsor-Detroit Borderland: The Making Of A Key North American Environment Of Mobility, Tor H. Oiamo, Don Lafreniere, Joy Parr Jan 2016

The Windsor-Detroit Borderland: The Making Of A Key North American Environment Of Mobility, Tor H. Oiamo, Don Lafreniere, Joy Parr

Michigan Tech Publications

No abstract provided.