Academic Institutions |
| Dr. Rick Lawrence | Montana State University | 406-994-5409 | rickl@montana.edu |
| AmericaView Chairman Director, Spatial Sciences Center Associate Professor | remotesensing.montana.edu |
| 208 AJM Johnson Hall Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Teaching, research, and outreach in the fields of remote sensing, GIS, and spatial analysis. Current research is related to natural resource management, from carbon sequestration, to crop and range issues, to forest and wildlife. Also has a strong interest in algorithm development for classification of remotely sensed imagery, specializing in classification tree analysis and its variants. |
| Mr. Jeff Jewett | Montana State University | 406-994-5170 | jefftjewett@yahoo.com |
| MontanaView State Coordinator |
| 128A AJM Johnson Hall Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Coordinates MontanaView consortium. Research involves using Landsat to detect and monitor changes in coniferous forests, especially whitebark pine. |
| Dr. Lloyd Queen | University of Montana | 404-243-2709 | lpqueen@ntsg.umt.edu |
| Professor of Remote Sensing |
| Center for Landscape Fire Analysis Missoula, MT 59812 |
| Dr. Anna Klene | University of Montana | 406-243-4347 | anna.klene@umt.edu |
| Assistant Professor |
| JOUR 206, 32 Campus Dr MS 5040 Missoula, MT 59812 |
| Lead MontanaView contact at the University of Montana. |
| Mr. Niels Maumenee | University of Montana | 406-243-2057 | niels.maumenee@umontana.edu |
| Research Scientist |
| Missoula, MT |
| Ms. Julie Gilbertson-Day | University of Montana | 406-243-4354 | julesmwhite@yahoo.com |
| MontanaView Education Intern |
| Missoula, MT |
| Creates remote-sensing related promotional and educational materials for MontanaView, along with conducting remote sensing training and outreach. |
| Mr. John Lucotch | Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana | johnlucotch@gmail.com |
| GIS Analyst |
| 32 Campus Drive CHC 428 Missoula, MT 59812 |
| Areas of expertise: Remote Sensing, GIS Analysis, Python Programming |
| Ms. Shannon Savage | Montana State University | 406-994-5073 | shannon.savage@myportal.montana.edu |
| Research Assistant |
| 128 AJM Johnson Hall Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Current research involves using Landsat to detect changes in thermal areas of the Greater Yellowstone Area. |
| Ms. Jennifer Watts | Montana State University | 406-994-5073 | jennifer.watts@myportal.montana.edu |
| Research Assistant |
| 128 AJM Johnson Hall Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Current research involves using Landsat and object-oriented image segmentation techniques to detect tillage practices, with applications for carbon sequestration. |
Government Agencies |
| Dr. Catherine Maynard | USDA-NRCS | 406-444-4546 | catherine.maynard@mt.usda.gov |
| 1515 E 6th St Helena, MT 59620 |
| Development of statewide applications using remote sensing and spatial analysis for measuring natural resource conditions, including rangeland productivity, ecological site characterization and landcover classification. |
| Dr. Linda Vance | Montana Natural Heritage Program | 406-444-3380 | livance@mt.gov |
| Senior Ecologist, Spatial Analysis Lab Director | www.mtnhp.org |
| 1515 E 6th St Helena, MT 59620 |
| Maps wetland and upland habitats using color infrared aerial imagery, Landsat TM, SPOT and Quickbird. Current projects include mapping Montanan wetlands for the National Wetlands Inventory, assessing the accuracy of different platforms in sagebrush mapping, and mapping sage grouse winter range. |
| Mr. Dave Vanderzanden | USDA Forest Service Northern Region Geospatial Group | 406-329-3491 | dvanderzanden@fs.fed.us |
| Remote Sensing Coordinator |
| 200 E Broadway Missoula, MT 59807 |
| Provides remote sensing and GIS support to National Forests in Region 1 (MT and northern ID). RS work is primarily on existing vegetation using 1m NAIP cIR and Landsat imagery. Our Vmap vegetation data is available at www.fs.fed.us/r1/gis/vmap_v06.htm |
| Mr. Troy Blandford | Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation | 406-444-5748 | tblandford@mt.gov |
| GIS Specialist, Water Resources Division |
| 1424 9th Ave Helena, MT 59601 |
| Remote sensing work: remote sensing of snow; MODIS snow products, applications of remote sensing in hydrologic modeling; remote sensing of ET for water supply monitoring; ET modeling (METRIC), delineating irrigated lands. |
| Ms. Heather Kreilick (Cling) | LANDFIRE | 406-329-4844 | hkreilick@yahoo.com |
| GIS Specialist |
| 12100 Bench Rd Missoula, MT 59808 |
Non-Profit Organizations |
| Dr. Robert Crabtree | Yellowstone Ecological Research Center | 406-556-1414 | crabtree@yellowstoneresearch.org |
| Founder & Chief Scientist | www.yellowstoneresearch.org |
| 2048 Analysis Dr. Suite B Bozeman, MT 59748 |
| Long-term, large-scale, multi-disciplinary research and education in the Yellowstone Ecosystem. Utilize K-12, Undergraduate, and Graduate education opportunities. Datasets and collaboration available. |
| Mr. Doug Olsen | Upper Midwest Aerospace Council | 608-781-6333 | olsen@umac.org |
| Acting Associate Director | www.umac.org |
| 4149 University Ave, Stop 9011 Grand Forks, ND 58202 |
| UMAC provides free remote sensing data and products for Agriculture, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, and for K-12 Education, covering MT, ID, ND, SD, and WY. |
| Mr. Jeremy Roberts | Sun Ranch Institute | 406-600-0634 | jroberts@sunranchinstitute.org |
| Program Manager | www.sunranchinstitute.org |
| 1403 Hwy 287 North Cameron 59720 |
| Use remotely sensed data and products to guide conservation and natural resource management decisions. |
Commercial Organizations |
| Ms. Valerie Jaffe | Tea Gardens Technology, LLC | 406-458-3835 | val@teagardenstech.com |
| www.teagardenstech.com |
| 2623 Tea Rd Helena, MT 59602 |
| Contractor: provides imagery integration as part of GIS projects, and uses remotely sensed data for delineating and enhancing interpretation of vector data. I have used aerial photography, and Landsat TM and hyperspectral imagery. Specializes in project management, inventories, and related writing. Collaborates on projects with other contractors, agencies, and non-profits. |
| Mr. Corey Baker | Gradient Environmental Inc. | 406-461-5593 | gradient.consulting@gmail.com |
| 1815 Hollins Rd Helena, MT 59601 |
| Provides natural resource technical consulting services, including remote sensing applications to resource inventory and assessment. |
| Mr. Ron Behrendt | Behron LLC | 406-250-1550 | behron@centurytel.net |
| www.behron.com |
| 460 Haugen Heights Whitefish 59937 |
| Behron LLC assists companies in the GIS & mapping industries develop new revenue opportunities and expand existing product/service offerings and profitability. Current projects include LiDAR, IFSAR, imagery as well as GIS technologies. |
| Dr. Van Shelhamer | GeoEssentials, Inc. | 406.579.3367 | van@geoessentials.com |
| President & Instructor | www.geoessentials.com |
| 416 Morrow Street Bozeman, MT 59715 |
| Mission is to improve the regional economy through better management decisions using geospatial technologies. Geoessentials helps others adopt and use these technologies by providing training and consulting in GPS, GIS, and remote sensing. |
| Dr. Robert Crabtree | HyPerspectives Inc. | 406-556-9880 | info@hyperspectives.net |
| Founder & Chief Scientist | www.hyperspectives.net |
| 2048 Analysis Dr., Suite C Bozeman, MT 59748 |
| A Natural Resources Technology Consulting Company specializing in the use of cutting-edge sensor technologies for natural resource applications and national security issues. Sensors include interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR), polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (POLSAR), light detection and ranging (LiDAR), hyperspectral, multispectral, thermal infrared, panchromatic, and aerial photography. |
| Mr. Floyd Myers | Missoula Blueprint Company | 406-549-0250 | fmyers@mslablue.com |
| Owner | www.missoulablueprint.com |
| 1613 South Ave. W. Missoula, MT 59801 |
| Provides airborne digital photogrammetry covering the northern Rocky Mountains |
Regional Partners |
| Dr. Keith Weber, GISP | Idaho State University | 208-282-2757 | webekeit@isu.edu |
| GIS Director | giscenter.isu.edu |
| 921 S. 8th Ave, Stop 8104 Pocatello, ID 83209 |
| The GIS Center at Idaho State University serves the geospatial needs of the GIS community in southeastern Idaho and the Intermountain West. Maintains a spatial library of largely free GIS data sets numbering in excess of 30,000 as of Spring, 2008. Research focuses upon rangelands using GIS, GPS, and various remote sensing platforms (Quickbird, SPOT, Landsat, and MODIS). |
| Dr. Nancy Glenn | Idaho State University | 208-345-1994 | glennanc@isu.edu |
| IdahoView and Research Associate Professor |
| 322 E. Front St, Suite 240 Boise, ID 83702 |
| Researches Remote Sensing and Geological Engineering. Soil and vegetation characterization using LIDAR and hyperspectral imagery, remote sensing of invasive species and wildfire effects, and LIDAR landslide analysis high resolution GPS |