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What's new about Picture Michigan Tomorrow

This effort differs from past predictive efforts in several ways:

The Michigan Aerial Imagery Partnership (MAIP) — a partnership of seven state agencies and the MSU Land Policy Institute and Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services - was recently established to acquire critical statewide aerial imagery for the first updating of statewide land cover/land use data since 1978. This imagery will give Michigan comprehensive current land use data as a base line for modeling the future.
PMT is building a stronger, more accurate, flexible model than in previous efforts. This modeling environment will allow decision makers and researchers to explore "What if..?" question in a manner not currently available.
Picture Michigan Tomorrow is a "soft walled" initiative, the data and modeling environment will be easily accessible to researches and policy makers in an effort to truly impact Michigan's future with science based strategic planning.
This initiative is also actively seeking collaboration with researchers and land use professionals to build a collaborative rather than competitive environment. This approach will yield the maximum for Michigan's future as well as project partners.

The Core of Picture Michigan Tomorrow is the commitment to translate scientific efforts into good land, economic, fiscal, and environmental decision making.

Past Efforts and Successes in Land Use Modeling in Michigan

In 2001, a team of researchers from Michigan State University, in conjunction with Public Sector Consultants and the Planning and Zoning Center, developed the Michigan Land Resource Project, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg and the Frey Foundation. A land consumption model was developed for the state of Michigan. These projections show a potential scenario of land development.

This project contributed to the work of The Michigan Land Use Leadership Council, and spurred follow up projects like the Michigan Tipping Point Project (http://www.cevl.msu.edu/pages/lulc/peopleland.htm) funded by People and Land. The Tipping Point Project looks at what shifts are upcoming in Michigan's economy due to land use change.

Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS) has a long and distinguished history of involvement in land cover/land use issues throughout the State of Michigan. The MSU Remote Sensing Project (the precursor to RS&GIS) began as a NASA- funded research project – Project for the Use of Remote Sensing in Land Use Policy Formulation. MSU's Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services has developed protocols and procedures for land use and land cover change analysis, and outreach delivery. The standardized land cover/land use update procedures developed by RS&GIS are now being employed by other organizations performing land cover/land use updates. RS&GIS teaches biannual workshops on aerial image interpretation and its application to land cover/land use updating. ll then be used to develop detailed reports on the impacts of land use change to federal, state, and local decision makers. The decision makers will also be able to look at multiple planning scenarios to evaluate the impact of policy changes. This effort will form a foundation for understanding land use change in Michigan and a hierarchical planning and visualization tool for local, regional, and state planners, well as provide data and analysis to the research community.

Picture Michigan Tomorrow Project Team

Soji Adelaja, Principal Investigator, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy. Director, MSU Land Policy Institute

Bill Rustem, Co-Principal Investigator, Kellogg Foundation People and Land

Charles McKeown, Co-Principal Investigator, Picture Michigan Tomorrow Project Coordinator, MSU Land Policy Institute

Jessica Moy, Co-Principal Investigator, Director Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services

Stuart Gage, Co-Principal Investigator, Professor MSU Entomology. Director, Computational Ecology and Visualization Laboratory MSU

Manuel Garcia, Participating Investigator, Computational Ecology and Visualization Labatory, MSU

David Lusch, Participating Investigator, Research Specialist, Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services

Mary Beth Lake, Participating Investigator, Associate Director, MSU Land Policy Institute


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	What's new about Picture Michigan Tomorrow This effort differs from past predictive efforts in several ways: The Michigan Aerial Imagery Partnership (MAIP) — a partnership of seven state agencies and the MSU Land Policy Institute and Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services - was recently established to acquire critical statewide aerial imagery for the first updating of statewide land cover/land use data since 1978. This imagery will give Michigan comprehensive current land use data as a base line for modeling the future. PMT is building a stronger, more accurate, flexible model than in previous efforts. This modeling environment will allow decision makers and researchers to explore "What if..?" question in a manner not currently available. Picture Michigan Tomorrow is a "soft walled" initiative, the data and modeling environment will be easily accessible to researches and policy makers in an effort to truly impact Michigan's future with science based strategic planning. This initiative is also actively seeking collaboration with researchers and land use professionals to build a collaborative rather than competitive environment. This approach will yield the maximum for Michigan's future as well as project partners. The Core of Picture Michigan Tomorrow is the commitment to translate scientific efforts into good land, economic, fiscal, and environmental decision making. Past Efforts and Successes in Land Use Modeling in Michigan In 2001, a team of researchers from Michigan State University, in conjunction with Public Sector Consultants and the Planning and Zoning Center, developed the Michigan Land Resource Project, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg and the Frey Foundation. A land consumption model was developed for the state of Michigan. These projections show a potential scenario of land development. This project contributed to the work of The Michigan Land Use Leadership Council, and spurred follow up projects like the Michigan Tipping Point Project (http://www.cevl.msu.edu/pages/lulc/peopleland.htm) funded by People and Land. The Tipping Point Project looks at what shifts are upcoming in Michigan's economy due to land use change. Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS) has a long and distinguished history of involvement in land cover/land use issues throughout the State of Michigan. The MSU Remote Sensing Project (the precursor to RS&GIS) began as a NASA- funded research project – Project for the Use of Remote Sensing in Land Use Policy Formulation. MSU's Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services has developed protocols and procedures for land use and land cover change analysis, and outreach delivery. The standardized land cover/land use update procedures developed by RS&GIS are now being employed by other organizations performing land cover/land use updates. RS&GIS teaches biannual workshops on aerial image interpretation and its application to land cover/land use updating. ll then be used to develop detailed reports on the impacts of land use change to federal, state, and local decision makers. The decision makers will also be able to look at multiple planning scenarios to evaluate the impact of policy changes. This effort will form a foundation for understanding land use change in Michigan and a hierarchical planning and visualization tool for local, regional, and state planners, well as provide data and analysis to the research community. Picture Michigan Tomorrow Project Team Soji Adelaja, Principal Investigator, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy. Director, MSU Land Policy Institute Bill Rustem, Co-Principal Investigator, Kellogg Foundation People and Land Charles McKeown, Co-Principal Investigator, Picture Michigan Tomorrow Project Coordinator, MSU Land Policy Institute Jessica Moy, Co-Principal Investigator, Director Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services Stuart Gage, Co-Principal Investigator, Professor MSU Entomology. Director, Computational Ecology and Visualization Laboratory MSU Manuel Garcia, Participating Investigator, Computational Ecology and Visualization Labatory, MSU David Lusch, Participating Investigator, Research Specialist, Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services Mary Beth Lake, Participating Investigator, Associate Director, MSU Land Policy Institute