Enrika Hlavacek
Provides GIS support for the Geospatial Sciences & Technologies branch, including spatial analysis of biological resources data. Manages the GIS Lab to coordinate undergraduate student assistance on various geospatial tasks in support of UMESC science.
Biography
Eduation:
- B.S. Geography, GIS Concentration - Univ. of Wisconsin - La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, 2011
- M.S. Geographic Information Systems - Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, CA, 2014
Research Interests:
- GIS data visualization
- Cartographic design
- Remote sensing applications, including light detection and ranging (lidar)
- Geoprocessing desktop and online tool development utilizing Python
- Open source GIS software
Current Projects:
- Database and visualization tool development for UMESC eDNA monitoring projects
- Manipulating FluEgg (egg & larval drift simulation software) visualizations to inform barge entrainment of Asian carp eggs
Science and Products
Decision Support Systems
A Decision Support System (DSS) can be defined in many ways. The working definition the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) uses is, "A spatially based computer application or data that assists a researcher or manager in making decisions." This is quite a broad definition and it needs...
National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project
The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado, publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics. These reports are of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and...
Hop, Kevin D.; Strassman, Andrew C.; Sattler, Stephanie; Pyne, Milo; Teague, Judy; White, Rickie; Ruhser, Janis; Hlavacek, Enrika; Dieck, Jennifer National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program: Appalachian National Scenic Trail vegetation mapping project
The National Park Service (NPS) Vegetation Mapping Inventory (VMI) Program classifies, describes, and maps existing vegetation of national park units for the NPS Natural Resource Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program. The NPS VMI Program is managed by the NPS I&M Division and provides baseline vegetation information to the NPS Natural...
Hop, Kevin D.; Strassman, Andrew C.; Hall, Mark; Menard, Shannon; Largay, Ery; Sattler, Stephanie; Hoy, Erin E.; Ruhser, Janis; Hlavacek, Enrika; Dieck, Jennifer Automated lidar-derived canopy height estimates for the Upper Mississippi River System
Land cover/land use (LCU) classifications serve as important decision support products for researchers and land managers. The LCU classifications produced by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) include canopy height estimates that are assigned through manual aerial photography interpretation techniques...
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