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Jennifer J. Dieck         

Position Title:  Resource Mapping and Spatial Analysis Team Leader/ Biologist

Email: jdieck@usgs.gov        
Phone: 608.781.6382
Fax: 608.783.6066

Education:
1998 M.S., Biology (emphasis in GIS), University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 
1996 B.S., Biology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
                  
Primary Responsibilities/Activities:
Leads the Resource Mapping and Spatial Analysis Team (RMSAT) on vegetation mapping projects associated with the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program; provides day-to-day direction and work assignments to team members, oversees project budgets, writes proposals, collaborates with other agencies and organizations, performs accuracy assessment and analysis, writes metadata and final project reports, and presents mapping procedures and products at meetings; provides GIS and mapping support to other UMESC scientists

Research Interests:

• Vegetation Mapping
• Photointerpretation Techniques
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology
• Accuracy Assessment Techniques
• Image Processing of Aerial Photographs
• Photogrammetry

Active Projects:

• Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (RMSAT)
• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (RMSAT)
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (RMSAT)
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (RMSAT)
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (RMSAT)
• Grand Portage National Monument (RMSAT)
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (RMSAT)

Select Publications:
Hop, K., M. Reid, J. Dieck, S. Lubinski, and S.V. Cooper. 2007. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin, August 2007. 131 pp + Appendixes A-L.  (In review)

Dieck, J. J., and Robinson, L. R. 2004. Techniques and Methods Book 2, Collection of Environmental Data, Section A, Biological Science, Chapter 1, General classification handbook for floodplain vegetation in large river systems: U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques and Methods 2 A-1, 52 p.

Dieck, J, J. 1998.  Changes in vegetation from 1975 to 1996 in backwaters of Navigation Pools 4 and 13, upper Mississippi River.  M.S. thesis. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.

Links:
USGS - NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

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