Tourism User Cases

Case 1: Ski Resort Manager Plans for the Christmas Season

The general manager of a ski resort in the north central region of the Upper Peninsula might wish to review the daily recorded minimum temperature, snow fall and snow depth data for the days between December 20th and January 5th for the years 1960-2005. This data can be obtained by...
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Case 2: Ice-Fishing Businessman Reviews the Temperature Change

The owner of a charter ice-fishing business in Michigan's thumb is noticing a change in the duration of his operating season and wants to review the daily minimum temperatures recorded during the winter months of the past forty years.
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Case 3: Park Manager Gauges Visits to the Park during the Independence Day Holiday

The park manager of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwestern Michigan wants get an indication as to how many people might visit the park during the Independence Day holiday (July 3rd through July 5th) this year, in order to prepare for daily staffing decisions.
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Case 4: A Snowmobiling Business wants to Learn about the Weather of the Best Sales Period

A married couple owning a snowmobiling business in western Upper Peninsula wants to learn as much as possible about the weather conditions that existed on January 1, 1998, their best sales day ever.
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