Michigan State University
 US 31 Land Use Study:
an Introduction

Who we are

Overview of the program

Research at BSRSI

Research Focus for BSRSI

Research Focus for BSRSI

Background and involvement

LUDA/GIRIS Land Use /Cover: 1970s

MRLC Land Use Cover: 1990s

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Land Use Change and Regional Forest Cover Changes

Land Transformation Model Sample Output from Previous Studies

Upper Great Lakes RESAC

Areas of Activity

Michigan Stakeholder Involvement

Michigan Stakeholder Involvement

Development of LUCC Theme in MI

Deployment of Info. Technologies

Looking at land use change

Looking at land use change
The generic problem

Population Shifts in Top 10 American Cities, 1980-1997

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Population Change,
Baltimore Metropolitan Area
1980-1998

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Net Job Growth in Seven Metropolitan Areas* in Ohio, 1994-1997

Change in Vehicle Miles Traveled
Philadelphia Region, 1980-1997

Urban metabolism

Urban environment

Loss of open space and rural areas

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The Michigan Problem

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Total Vehicle Miles Travel
Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area

Total Vehicle Miles Travel
Detroit Metropolitan Area

Total Vehicle Miles Travel
Lansing Metropolitan Area

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Environmental Information Services

Data and Observations form an  Empirical Base

MRLC - Lansing, MI

Updates with Landsat 7

Historical Aerial Photos – Traverse City, MI

Local Land Use Databases (for ANN parameterization of LTM)

1:20,000 DRGs Michigan

1:20,000 DRGs Detroit area

Minor Civil Division

Census Database

Transportation Network

Michigan Road “Framework” Database

Michigan Transportation

Timber Databases

Timber Databases

Can we model LULCC

A Land Transformation Model for the Upper Great Lake States

Land Transformation Model Results

A Land Transformation Model for the Upper Great Lake States

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What we provide;
What we get out of it