These GIS projects were created by library staff or in collaboration with faculty or students from other departments. If you would like to collaborate with the library on a GIS project or request a GIS project consolutation please Submit a Service Request.
KEWEENAW TOWNS AND CITIES - HOUGHTON
Explore historical Houghton and Hancock through the use of old maps and photographs. View the location of where each photograph was taken and the viewing area that it covers on an interactive map. If you ever wondered what buildings or features were at that location in the past, a historical overlay map is displayed along with the viewing area of each image.
VASTNESS: MEMORY OF COLOR
Vastness: Memory of Color is a collaboration initiated by Anne Beffel. Beginning with her photographs of Lake Superior, Sound Designers Aidan Conrade, Jayden Palarz, and Tom Stiles interpreted the images using audio. Angie Gecosky assisted with video editing and coordinated production. Our goal was to create a meditative experience (loosely defined) for viewer- participants.
MENOMINEE IRON RANGE: MINING & MINERS
An interactive Story Map telling the story of the many iron miners that lived on the Menominee Iron Range from the late 1800s to the early 1950s. The story is told through the use of interactive maps, historical maps, and photographs.
EMERITUS FACULTY PUBLICATIONS APP
A collaboration between the Van Pelt and Opie Library and the Geospatial Research Facility. The Emeritus faculty publicion app shows the geographic locations of a faculty members publications overtime. Are you and Emeritus Faculty member and are interested in having your research legacy at Michigan Tech mapped? Submit a Service Request for a consultation. This pilot project is for Emeritus Professor Bill Rose.
GHOST TOWNS OF THE KEWEENAW
The Keweenaw has many ghost towns as a result of all the old mining activity in the region. Once these mines exhausted their resources, many fled to other areas leaving these ghost towns remaining. This Story Map allows you to explore the location of some of the many ghosts towns in the Keweenaw Peninsula with descriptions and photographs.