Outreach MTRI’s outreach activities are designed to provide educational programs, technical expertise, tools/data and information and make them available to the public and stakeholders to promote awareness and improve environmental management. Outreach Activities Michigan View The purpose of MichiganView is to promote the use of remote sensing technology in Michigan by supporting research, education, workforce development, and technology transfer. The consortium consists of academic, non-profit, and government organizations that are involved in remote sensing and are interested in the public sharing of educational resources, research activities, and dataset sharing. Development of Decision Products for Spatial Quantification of Carbon Emissions from Wildfire for North America A major goal of the North American Carbon Program is to resolve uncertainties in understanding and managing the carbon cycle of North America. As carbon modeling tools become more comprehensive, accurate datasets to spatially quantify carbon emissions from fire are needed. Dr. Nancy French, of the Michigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) has teamed with specialists at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Center's Fire and Environmental Research Applications (FERA) lab to provide information for mapping fire-derived carbon emissions by adapting existing Forest Service fire information products and tools using NASA data and products. This work extends previous research of Dr. French's reviewed at: http://fireconsumption.mtri.org/. North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) The NSSI was developed by federal, state and local governments with trust responsibilities for land and ocean management, to facilitate and improve collection and dissemination of ecosystem information pertaining to the Alaskan North Slope region, including coastal and offshore regions. The NSSI facilitates information sharing among agencies, non-governmental organizations, industry, academia, international programs and members of the public to increase communication and reduce redundancy among science programs. Transportation Applications of Restricted Use Technology (TARUT) Study The MDOT TARUT Study is a 21-month effort to explore how satellite and other remote sensing data can address the needs of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The study, jointly funded by MDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will combine data from fine detail, high-resolution remote sensing systems and other assets with advanced geospatial analysis techniques to examine transportation concerns. The data will come from civil agencies, commercial firms, and the Department of Defense (DoD), as appropriate to meet the study's goals and objectives. Bering Glacier The purpose of the Bering Glacier Portal is to serve as a consolidated and centralized source of Bering Glacier information for all stakeholders. Additionally, this Portal is designed to facilitate digital collaboration and information sharing. Individuals and agencies have the ability to securely post data and documents related to the Bering Glacier, thereby enhancing communication and improving research and management efforts. Workshop, Focus Groups, and Technical Conferences MTRI sponsors and conducts conferences in remote sensing technologies, workshops, focus groups, stakeholder meetings, and other technical conferences. MTRI contributes to high-technology information transfer, by administering several series of technical conferences, such as the Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine Coastal Environments. The Great Lakes Environmental & Molecular Sciences (GLEAMS) Center GLEAMS is a unique partnership between Western Michigan University and MTRI, bringing together deep domain expertise in the fields of molecular genomics, environmental chemistry and geospatial informatics, including human and ecological health risk Decision Support Systems tools (http://maps.mtri.org/website/gleams-template). Modeling Biomass Consumption Variability in Forest Fires Under the NASA New Investigator Program in Earth Science (NASA-NIP), Dr. French and her assistants have worked towards better quantification of the variability in the amount of biomass consumed during forest fires for the purpose of estimating carbon emissions during biomass burning. Lake St. Clair Regional Monitoring Project The Project web site provides surface water, sediment and streamflow data for watersheds of Lake St. Clair and the Clinton River; and water quality and streamflow data for the watersheds of the St. Clair, Belle, Black and Pine Rivers. The site also includes a capacity for querying the database; links to Lake St. Clair Regional Monitoring Project reports and to other websites pertinent to the Lake St. Clair region. The site defines relevant water quality parameters and provides links to glossaries. Glacier Ablation Sensor System (GASS)* The GASS* was designed, fabricated and deployed by MTRI, USGS, and BLM scientists to record, on a hourly basis, data describing the horizontal and vertical (melt) movement of a glacier, as well as meteorological data including temperature, wind speed, humidity, barometric pressure, and upward and downward looking light intensity. The GASS unit employed a rechargeable battery and solar panel to provide at least 4.5 months of power, and a micro-processor to manage the power, data collection and storage. A WAAS enabled GPS recorded position and time for each measurement, and an acoustic sensor was used to measure absolute distance between the GASS unit and glacier to provide the required melt information. Millers Creek The web site dedicated to the Millers Creek Watershed. This web site was initiated as part of the Millers Creek Watershed Improvement Plan, funded by Pfizer Global Research and Development, Inc. The Millers Creek (once known as the North Campus Drain) is located on the northeast side of Ann Arbor, Michigan and drains to the Huron River. *Patent Pending |
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