Interactive
Maps
Following
is a list of interactive online mapping applications
that were developed using the MapServer,
an OpenSource development environment for building spatially
enabled Internet applications. These particular
applications were developed to share our research results
with the Internet community. For instance, the
Minnesota and Twin Cities LakeBrowsers are online mapping
applications that display results from our remote sensing
of water resources project, where satellite imagery and
ground samples were used together to determine the water
clarity of all lakes in Minnesota. Be sure to check out other
applications of MapServer
Most of these
applications are easy to use, and their tools and functions
are similar to popular online mapping tools like MapQuest.
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Minnesota
LakeBrowser
As everyone knows, Minnesota
is the "Land of 10,000 lakes" (and actually
a couple thousand more). This MapServer application
allows users to locate any lake in Minnesota and
determine its water clarity level. You may zoom in/out
and retrieve lake information from the Minnesota
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Twin
Cities LakeBrowser
The Twin Cities LakeBrowser
functions similarily to the Minnesota LakeBrowser.
The only difference between these two MapServer applications
is the area of interest - the Twin Cities Metropolitan
Area in Minnesota.
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Land
Change Browser
The Land Change Browser
allows you to study landscape change in the Twin
Cities Metropolitan area between 1990 and 2020
using Landsat classifications of land cover,
impervious surface, and preliminary projections
from the Land Transformation Model for future
growth. You may zoom in/out and view land cover
statistics on a county by county basis.
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Detecting
Seasonal Vegetation Changes Using AVHRR Normalized
Difference Vegetation Index
This
MapServer application allows you to study seasonal
vegetation changes between 1994, 1999 and 2000
using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR) data.
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Natural
Resources Analysis and Mapping System
This system allows you
to analyze and monitor natural resourses at regional
scales using multi-temporal AVHRR imagery. |
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NE
Minnesota Post-Storm Research MapServer
The NE Minnesota Post-Storm
Research MapServer was created to allow users
to view and map the extent of damage caused by
a windstorm that swept through northeast Minnesota
on July 4, 1999.
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Twin
Cities Metro Area Watershed MapServer
This
MapServer application allows you to view the
Twin Cities watershed along with various layers
such as industrial discharge sites, mining operations
and bacteria stations.
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Root
River Watershed MapServer
This application allows
the user to view and query a map of the Root River
watershed located in southeastern Minnesota and southwestern
Wisconsin. |
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