Saginaw Bay Restoration Assessment Composite Model (2016)

Well-established conservation planning principles and techniques framed by geodesign were used to assess the restorability of areas that historically supported coastal wetlands along the U.S. shore of Saginaw Bay. The resulting analysis supported planning efforts to identify, prioritize, and track wetland restoration opportunity and investment in the region. To accomplish this, publicly available data, criteria derived from the regional managers and local stakeholders, and geospatial analysis were used to form an ecological model for spatial prioritization. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For an updated data set, including parameter inputs up to 2023, please see: Hopkins,...

Types: Citation; Tags: Great Lakes, LIDAR, Saginaw Bay, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, decision support methods, digital elevation models, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment Dikes (2016)

This dataset is the output of a python script/ArcGIS model that identifes dikes as having a difference in elevation above a certain threshold. If the elevation difference was below a certain threshold the area was not considered a dike; however, if the difference in elevation between two points was significantly high then the area was marked as a dike. Areas continuous with eachother were considered part of the same dike. Post processing occured. Users examined the data output, comparing the proposed dike locations to aerial imagery, flowline data, and the DEM. Dikes that appeared to be false positives were deleted from the data set. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Great Lakes, LIDAR, Lake Erie, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, connectivity, decision support methods, digital elevation models, dikes, drainage, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, restoration, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment Dikes (2016)

This dataset is the output of a python script/ArcGIS model that identifes dikes as having a difference in elevation above a certain threshold. If the elevation difference was below a certain threshold the area was not considered a dike; however, if the difference in elevation between two points was significantly high then the area was marked as a dike. Areas continuous with eachother were considered part of the same dike. Post processing occured. Users examined the data output, comparing the proposed dike locations to aerial imagery, flowline data, and the DEM. Dikes that appeared to be false positives were deleted from the data set. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Detroit River, Great Lakes, LIDAR, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River, All tags... biogeography, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, connectivity, decision support methods, digital elevation models, dikes, drainage, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, restoration, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Guiding Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Restoration through Geodesign

An experienced team of wetland ecologists, geographers, and software engineers used a geodesign process to develop and host a web-based geospatial application that will support the identification and restoration of potential coastal wetlands (i.e., areas that could be restored to coastal wetlands if hydrologically connected to the Great Lakes) along the U.S. coast of the Great Lakes. Techniques, data types, and analysis approaches used in the recent Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment (WLERA) model are being extended to include other priority coastal areas of the Great Lakes. The first phase of the work produced three restoration assessments for the pilot area identified by the LCC Coastal Working Group (U.S....

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Applications and Tools, Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE, Federal resource managers, All tags... Great Lakes, LCC Network Science Catalog, Project, State agencies, Tribes, coastal wetlands, completed, environment, environment, geodesign, restoration, wetlands, Fewer tags

Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment Degree Flowlines (2016)

This represents the flowline network in Western Lale Erie Restoration Assessment (WLERA). It is attributed with the number of disconnections between the reach and the connecting river system. These data will help identify the condition of hydrologic separation between potential restoration areas and the connecting river system. Low numbers represent fewer disconnections such as culverts between the reach and the rivers requiring no flow network modification to restore the area. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For an updated data set, including parameter inputs up to 2023, please see: Jaenicke, M.E., Hopkins, A.L., Kowalski, K.P., Bozimowski, A.A., and Sanocki, C.A., 2024,...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Artificial Path, Canal / Ditch, FWHydrography, Great Lakes, Hydrography, All tags... LIDAR, Lake / Pond, Lake Erie, Reach Code, Reservoir, Spring / Seep, Stream / River, Swamp / Marsh, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, connectivity, decision support methods, digital elevation models, dikes, drainage, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, restoration, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment Composite Model (2016)

Well-established conservation planning principles and techniques framed by geodesign were used to assess the restorability of areas that historically supported coastal wetlands along the U.S. shore of the connecting rivers (Detroit River and St. Clair River). The resulting analysis supported planning efforts to identify, prioritize, and track wetland restoration opportunity and investment in the region. To accomplish this, publicly available data, criteria derived from the regional managers and local stakeholders, and geospatial analysis were used to form an ecological model for spatial prioritization. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For an updated data set, including...

Types: Citation; Tags: Detroit River, Great Lakes, LIDAR, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River, All tags... biogeography, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, decision support methods, digital elevation models, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment Degree Flowlines (2016)

This represents the flowline network in Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment (CRSRA). It is attributed with the number of disconnections between the reach and the connecting river system. These data will help identify the condition of hydrologic separation between potential restoration areas and the connecting river system. Low numbers represent fewer disconnections such as culverts between the reach and the rivers requiring no flow network modification to restore the area. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For an updated data set, including parameter inputs up to 2023, please see: Hopkins, A.L., Jaenicke, M.E., Bozimowski, A.A., Kowalski, K.P., and Sanocki,...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Artificial Path, Canal / Ditch, Detroit River, FWHydrography, Great Lakes, All tags... Hydrography, LIDAR, Lake / Pond, Lake St. Clair, Reach Code, Reservoir, Spring / Seep, St. Clair River, Stream / River, Swamp / Marsh, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, connectivity, decision support methods, digital elevation models, dikes, drainage, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, restoration, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Saginaw Bay Restoration Assessment Degree Flowlines (2016)

This represents the flowline network in Sagina Bay Restoration Assessment (SBRA). It is attributed with the number of disconnections between the reach and the connecting river system. These data will help identify the condition of hydrologic separation between potential restoration areas and the connecting river system. Low numbers represent fewer disconnections such as culverts between the reach and the rivers requiring no flow network modification to restore the area. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For an updated data set, including parameter inputs up to 2023, please see: Jaenicke, M.E., Hopkins, A.L., Kowalski, K.P., Bozimowski, A.A., and Sanocki, C.A., 2024, Saginaw...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Artificial Path, Canal / Ditch, FWHydrography, Great Lakes, Hydrography, All tags... LIDAR, Lake / Pond, Reach Code, Reservoir, Saginaw Bay, Spring / Seep, Stream / River, Swamp / Marsh, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, connectivity, decision support methods, digital elevation models, dikes, drainage, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, restoration, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Saginaw Bay Restoration Assessment Dikes (2016)

This dataset is the output of a python script/ArcGIS model that identifes dikes as having a difference in elevation above a certain threshold. If the elevation difference was below a certain threshold the area was not considered a dike; however, if the difference in elevation between two points was significantly high then the area was marked as a dike. Areas continuous with eachother were considered part of the same dike. Post processing occured. Users examined the data output, comparing the proposed dike locations to aerial imagery, flowline data, and the DEM. Dikes that appeared to be false positives were deleted from the data set. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Great Lakes, LIDAR, Saginaw Bay, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, connectivity, decision support methods, digital elevation models, dikes, drainage, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, restoration, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment Composite Model (2016)

Well-established conservation planning principles and techniques framed by geodesign were used to assess the restorability of areas that historically supported coastal wetlands along the U.S. shore of western Lake Erie. The resulting analysis supported planning efforts to identify, prioritize, and track wetland restoration opportunity and investment in the region. To accomplish this, publicly available data, criteria derived from the regional managers and local stakeholders, and geospatial analysis were used to form an ecological model for spatial prioritization (Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessmente (WLERA)). Within the 192,618 ha study area that was bounded by the mouths of the Detroit River, MI to the north...

Types: Citation; Tags: Great Lakes, LIDAR, Lake Erie, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, decision support methods, digital elevation models, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags