CIR photography

What problems might you infer or identify in using this type of photography?

A major problem with CIR photography would be misinterpretation of objects or features. CIR photography requires a bit more color and feature interpretation training (vs.Natural). CIR 's uses in distinguishing vegetation types and vegetation health are fantastic, however, distinguishing among these vegetation types requires a trained eye. CIR is great at highlighting the contrasts between natural and unnatural (man-made) features. One might easily identify a common feature (i.e. golf course, baseball field) in the CIR image, but, be unable to interpret the color value (i.e. red vs. green).

Urban Planning / Relocation Module

Urban Planning / Impact Assessment Module

HAZUS Module

Hurricane Module

Wind Farm Lab

I chose Huron County, Michigan for my possible Wind farm location based on the BERR planning criteria.

NREL Resource potential - OUTSTANDING wind power classification - 8.0 - 8.8 m/s or 16.8 - 17.4 mph

Ornithology - Near Dabbling Duck fall migration route. On site monitoring should be conducted to further evaluate potential impacts.

Noise and Shadow Flicker - Isolated rural location - 10+/- miles from any significant population

Shipping - Does not interfere with any U.S. or Canadian shipping lanes

Landscape/Visual impact - none

Isohyet Lab

Isohyet map w/ 5 inch contour intervals & continuous-tone shading