This data is an Excel file that has links to downloaded photographs posted to social media sites. There is a sheet with metadata in the file. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Angradi, T., J. Launspach, and R. Debbout. Determining preferences for ecosystem benefits in Great Lakes Areas of Concern from photographs posted to social media. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 44(2): 340-351, (2018). NOTE: This dataset has been removed from public access due to revocation. Please refer inquiries regarding this dataset to the listed contact person.

Data includes the metadata and links for images posted to social media with CUI redacted. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Angradi, T., J. Launspach, and R. Debbout. Determining preferences for ecosystem benefits in Great Lakes Areas of Concern from photographs posted to social media. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 44(2): 340-351, (2018).

The SOCECON_POINT data set contains human-use or management resource data for abandoned vessels, airports, archaeological sites, beaches, heliports, and historical sites in Lake Michigan. The SOCECON_LINE data set contains data for pipelines (major crude oil, hydrocarbon gas liquid, natural gas, and petroleum) and railroads in Lake Michigan. Location specific type and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Lake Michigan. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.

This data set contains human-use or management resource data for National Forests, Management Areas, Marine Sanctuaries, Nature Conservancy Lands, National Parks, State Parks, and National Wildlife Refuges in Lake Michigan. Vector polygons in this data set represent park or managed area features. Location specific type and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Lake Michigan. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.

This dataset is the fourth installment of a yearly connectivity update for open habitat within the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's (GLRI) Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity (TH&C) work group's Pilot Area. The Pilot Area is a region of the northern Great Lakes Basin between Ashland, WI and the Keweenaw Peninsula and is bounded by Lake Superior in the north and the basin boundary in the south, including a 70 km buffer. Each year the TH&C selects project proposals for funding within the pilot area. These proposals involve either restoration, research, or land acquisition aimed at improving or increasing open connectivity in this area. The intended purpose of each year’s update is to understand the effects of funded projects on the ground work and help inform the location and purpose of future projects proposals. The 2023 open habitat connectivity maps serve as a fourth time step for comparison for each fiscal year from pre 2021 into the future. To create the post FY23 installment of GLRI's Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity work group's pilot area yearly connectivity maps, we identified the geospatial locations where restoration work benefitting open habitats was completed throughout FY22. These locations were then assigned the lowest resistance value. Then using the open habitat resistance layer from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's Terrestrial Habitats and Connectivity Work group's Pilot Area's post-fiscal year 2022 we overwrote the post FY22 resistance values with the resistance values assigned to the FY23 locations where work was done. This analysis produced two connectivity maps: a cumulative current map and a normalized current map. The cumulative current map shows where potential movement pathways between open habitat are located within the pilot area, while the normalized current map shows where obstructed movement, diffuse movement, and channelized movement occurs within the pilot area. These maps provide important information on how restoration efforts in the pilot area from both FY21, FY22, and FY23 are affecting open habitat connectivity.

This dataset is the fourth installment of a yearly connectivity update for open habitat within the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's (GLRI) Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity (TH&C) work group's Pilot Area. The Pilot Area is a region of the northern Great Lakes Basin between Ashland, WI and the Keweenaw Peninsula and is bounded by Lake Superior in the north and the basin boundary in the south, including a 70 km buffer. Each year the TH&C selects project proposals for funding within the pilot area. These proposals involve either restoration, research, or land acquisition aimed at improving or increasing open connectivity in this area. The intended purpose of each year’s update is to understand the effects of funded projects on the ground work and help inform the location and purpose of future projects proposals. The 2023 open habitat connectivity maps serve as a fourth time step for comparison for each fiscal year from pre 2021 into the future. To create the post FY23 installment of GLRI's Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity work group's pilot area yearly connectivity maps, we identified the geospatial locations where restoration work benefitting open habitats was completed throughout FY22. These locations were then assigned the lowest resistance value. Then using the open habitat resistance layer from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's Terrestrial Habitats and Connectivity Work group's Pilot Area's post-fiscal year 2022 we overwrote the post FY22 resistance values with the resistance values assigned to the FY23 locations where work was done. This analysis produced two connectivity maps: a cumulative current map and a normalized current map. The cumulative current map shows where potential movement pathways between open habitat are located within the pilot area, while the normalized current map shows where obstructed movement, diffuse movement, and channelized movement occurs within the pilot area. These maps provide important information on how restoration efforts in the pilot area from both FY21, FY22, and FY23 are affecting open habitat connectivity.

Keyword analysis of nine IAGLR AOC case studies. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Angradi, T., K. Williams, J. Hoffman, and D. Bolgrien. Goals, beneficiaries, and indicators of waterfront revitalization in Great Lakes Areas of Concern and coastal communities. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 45(5): 851-863, (2019).

This dataset is the third installment of a yearly connectivity update for forested habitat within the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's (GLRI) Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity (TH&C) work group's Pilot Area. The Pilot Area is a region of the northern Great Lakes Basin between Ashland, WI and the Keweenaw Peninsula and is bounded by Lake Superior in the north and the basin boundary in the south, including a 70 km buffer. Each year the TH&C selects project proposals for funding within the pilot area. These proposals involve either restoration, research, or land acquisition aimed at improving or increasing forest connectivity in this area. The intended purpose of each year’s update is to understand the effects of funded projects on the ground work and help inform the location and purpose of future projects proposals. These post-fiscal year 2021 and 2022 open habitat connectivity maps serve as a third time step for comparison from each future fiscal year through FY25. To create the post FY22 installment of GLRI's Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity work group's pilot area yearly connectivity maps, we identified the geospatial locations where restoration work benefitting open habitats was completed throughout FY22. These locations were then assigned the lowest resistance value. Then using the open habitat resistance layer from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's Terrestrial Habitats and Connectivity Work group's Pilot Area's post-fiscal year 2021 we overwrote the post FY21 resistance values with the resistance values assigned to the FY22 locations where work was done. This analysis produced two connectivity maps: a cumulative current map and a normalized current map. The cumulative current map shows where potential movement pathways between forests are located within the pilot area, while the normalized current map shows where obstructed movement, diffuse movement, and channelized movement occurs within the pilot area. These maps provide important information on how restoration efforts in the pilot area from both FY21 and FY22 are affecting open habitat connectivity.

This dataset is the fourth installment of a yearly connectivity update for forested habitat within the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's (GLRI) Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity (TH&C) work group's Pilot Area. The Pilot Area is a region of the northern Great Lakes Basin between Ashland, WI and the Keweenaw Peninsula and is bounded by Lake Superior in the north and the basin boundary in the south, including a 70 km buffer. Each year the TH&C selects project proposals for funding within the pilot area. These proposals involve either restoration, research, or land acquisition aimed at improving or increasing forest connectivity in this area. The intended purpose of each year’s update is to understand the effects of funded projects on the ground work and help inform the location and purpose of future project proposals. The post-fiscal year 2023 forest connectivity maps serve as an additional time step for comparison from each previous fiscal year into the future. To create the post FY23 installment of GLRI's Terrestrial Habitats & Connectivity work group's pilot area yearly connectivity maps, we identified the geospatial locations where restoration work benefitting forested habitats was completed throughout FY23. These locations were then assigned the lowest resistance value. Then using the forest habitat resistance layer from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's Terrestrial Habitats and Connectivity Work group's Pilot Area's post-fiscal year 2022 we overwrote the post FY22 resistance values with the resistance values assigned to the FY23 locations where work was done. This analysis produced two connectivity maps: a cumulative current map and a normalized current map. The cumulative current map shows where potential movement pathways between forests are located within the pilot area, while the normalized current map shows where obstructed movement, diffuse movement, and channelized movement occurs within the pilot area. These maps provide important information on how restoration efforts from FY21, FY22, and FY23 in the pilot area are affecting forest habitat connectivity.