Becci Anderson
Becci Anderson is the Acting Director of the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP). NGP provides vital, trusted topographic mapping information for the United States through The National Map. NGP’s portfolio spans from geospatial emergency response support to developing cutting edge geospatial applications.
Leveraging extensive technical geospatial expertise in cartography, geographic information systems, and data management, Becci's experience includes national program management, international project coordination, stakeholder engagement, geospatial program development, and strategic planning and partnerships. She has led a diverse set of projects that includes the development of the 3D Hydrography Program, Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategic Plan, coastal chapter of the U.S. Arctic Research Plan: FY2017-2021, and the United Nations Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements.
Professional Experience
Acting Director, USGS National Geospatial Program
Chief of User Engagement, USGS National Geospatial Program
Hydrography Management and Planning Lead, USGS National Geospatial Program
Coordinator for Arctic Science and Plans, USGS Alaska Regional Director's Office
Geospatial Liaison for Alaska, USGS Alaska Regional Director's Office
Program Administrator, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson GeoBase Program
Geospatial Coordinator, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Education and Certifications
Master of Science in Geography, Oregon State University
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Oregon
Study Abroad, University of West London
Science and Products
The 3D National Topography Model Call for Action—Part 1. The 3D Hydrography Program The 3D National Topography Model Call for Action—Part 1. The 3D Hydrography Program
The U.S. Geological Survey is initiating the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP), the first systematic remapping of the Nation’s surface waters since the original 1:24,000-scale topographic mapping program was active from 1947 to 1992. Building on decades of experience maintaining the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and the NHDPlus High Resolution...
Authors
Rebecca Anderson, Vicki Lukas, Stephen Aichele
NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)---A hydrography framework for the Nation NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)---A hydrography framework for the Nation
Reliable and accurate high-resolution mapping of the Nation’s waters are critical inputs to models and decision support systems used to predict risk and enable response to impacts on water resources. It is necessary to know where the water is and how it relates to features beyond the stream network like forests, cities, and infrastructure. An up-to-date, high-resolution national...
Authors
Susan Buto, Rebecca Anderson
Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program (CBMP): Coastal expert workshop meeting report Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program (CBMP): Coastal expert workshop meeting report
The Coastal Expert Workshop, which took place in Ottawa, Canada from March 1 to 3, 2016, initiated the development of the Arctic Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring Plan (Coastal Plan). Meeting participants, including northern residents, representatives from industry, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academia, and government regulators and agencies from across the circumpolar Arctic...
Authors
Rebecca Anderson, Donald McLennan, Laura Thomson, Susse Wegeberg, Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Liudmila Sergienko, Carolina Behe, Pitseolak Moss-Davies, Stacey Fritz, Thomas Christensen, Courtney Price
Arctic Research Plan: FY2017-2021 Arctic Research Plan: FY2017-2021
The United States is an Arctic nation—Americans depend on the Arctic for biodiversity and climate regulation and for natural resources. America’s Arctic—Alaska—is at the forefront of rapid climate, environmental, and socio-economic changes that are testing the resilience and sustainability of communities and ecosystems. Research to increase fundamental understanding of these changes is...
Authors
Sandy Starkweather, Martin Jeffries, Simon Stephenson, Rebecca Anderson, Benjamin Jones, Rachel Loehman, Vanessa von Biela
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme: Coastal Expert Workshop meeting summary Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme: Coastal Expert Workshop meeting summary
The Coastal Expert Workshop brought together a diverse group of coastal experts with the common goal of developing a biodiversity monitoring program for coastal ecosystems across the circumpolar Arctic. Meeting participants, including northern residents, industry and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives, scientists, and government regulators from across the circumpolar...
Authors
L. Thomson, Donald McLennan, Rebecca Anderson, S. Wegeberg, Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Liudmila Sergienko, Carolina Behe, Pitseolak Moss-Davies, S. Fritz, T. Christensen, C. Price
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme coastal biodiversity monitoring background paper Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme coastal biodiversity monitoring background paper
In 2014, the United States (U.S.) and Canada agreed to act as co-lead countries for the initial development of the Coastal Expert Monitoring Group (CEMG) as part of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP, www. cbmp.is) under the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF, www.caff.is) working group. The CAFF Management Board approved Terms of Reference...
Authors
Donald McLennan, Rebecca Anderson, S. Wegeberg, Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Liudmila Sergienko, Carolina Behe, Pitseolak Moss-Davies, S. Fritz, Carl Markon, T. Christensen, T. Barry, C. Price
USGS US topo maps for Alaska USGS US topo maps for Alaska
In July 2013, the USGS National Geospatial Program began producing new topographic maps for Alaska, providing a new map series for the state known as US Topo. Prior to the start of US Topo map production in Alaska, the most detailed statewide USGS topographic maps were 15-minute 1:63,360-scale maps, with their original production often dating back nearly fifty years. The new 7.5-minute...
Authors
Becci Anderson, Tracy Fuller
1964 Great Alaska Earthquake: a photographic tour of Anchorage, Alaska 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake: a photographic tour of Anchorage, Alaska
On March 27, 1964, at 5:36 p.m., a magnitude 9.2 earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in U.S. history, struck southcentral Alaska (fig. 1). The Great Alaska Earthquake (also known as the Good Friday Earthquake) occurred at a pivotal time in the history of earth science, and helped lead to the acceptance of plate tectonic theory (Cox, 1973; Brocher and others, 2014). All large...
Authors
Evan Thoms, Peter Haeussler, Rebecca Anderson, Robert McGimsey
Science and Products
The 3D National Topography Model Call for Action—Part 1. The 3D Hydrography Program The 3D National Topography Model Call for Action—Part 1. The 3D Hydrography Program
The U.S. Geological Survey is initiating the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP), the first systematic remapping of the Nation’s surface waters since the original 1:24,000-scale topographic mapping program was active from 1947 to 1992. Building on decades of experience maintaining the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and the NHDPlus High Resolution...
Authors
Rebecca Anderson, Vicki Lukas, Stephen Aichele
NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)---A hydrography framework for the Nation NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)---A hydrography framework for the Nation
Reliable and accurate high-resolution mapping of the Nation’s waters are critical inputs to models and decision support systems used to predict risk and enable response to impacts on water resources. It is necessary to know where the water is and how it relates to features beyond the stream network like forests, cities, and infrastructure. An up-to-date, high-resolution national...
Authors
Susan Buto, Rebecca Anderson
Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program (CBMP): Coastal expert workshop meeting report Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program (CBMP): Coastal expert workshop meeting report
The Coastal Expert Workshop, which took place in Ottawa, Canada from March 1 to 3, 2016, initiated the development of the Arctic Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring Plan (Coastal Plan). Meeting participants, including northern residents, representatives from industry, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academia, and government regulators and agencies from across the circumpolar Arctic...
Authors
Rebecca Anderson, Donald McLennan, Laura Thomson, Susse Wegeberg, Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Liudmila Sergienko, Carolina Behe, Pitseolak Moss-Davies, Stacey Fritz, Thomas Christensen, Courtney Price
Arctic Research Plan: FY2017-2021 Arctic Research Plan: FY2017-2021
The United States is an Arctic nation—Americans depend on the Arctic for biodiversity and climate regulation and for natural resources. America’s Arctic—Alaska—is at the forefront of rapid climate, environmental, and socio-economic changes that are testing the resilience and sustainability of communities and ecosystems. Research to increase fundamental understanding of these changes is...
Authors
Sandy Starkweather, Martin Jeffries, Simon Stephenson, Rebecca Anderson, Benjamin Jones, Rachel Loehman, Vanessa von Biela
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme: Coastal Expert Workshop meeting summary Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme: Coastal Expert Workshop meeting summary
The Coastal Expert Workshop brought together a diverse group of coastal experts with the common goal of developing a biodiversity monitoring program for coastal ecosystems across the circumpolar Arctic. Meeting participants, including northern residents, industry and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives, scientists, and government regulators from across the circumpolar...
Authors
L. Thomson, Donald McLennan, Rebecca Anderson, S. Wegeberg, Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Liudmila Sergienko, Carolina Behe, Pitseolak Moss-Davies, S. Fritz, T. Christensen, C. Price
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme coastal biodiversity monitoring background paper Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme coastal biodiversity monitoring background paper
In 2014, the United States (U.S.) and Canada agreed to act as co-lead countries for the initial development of the Coastal Expert Monitoring Group (CEMG) as part of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP, www. cbmp.is) under the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF, www.caff.is) working group. The CAFF Management Board approved Terms of Reference...
Authors
Donald McLennan, Rebecca Anderson, S. Wegeberg, Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Liudmila Sergienko, Carolina Behe, Pitseolak Moss-Davies, S. Fritz, Carl Markon, T. Christensen, T. Barry, C. Price
USGS US topo maps for Alaska USGS US topo maps for Alaska
In July 2013, the USGS National Geospatial Program began producing new topographic maps for Alaska, providing a new map series for the state known as US Topo. Prior to the start of US Topo map production in Alaska, the most detailed statewide USGS topographic maps were 15-minute 1:63,360-scale maps, with their original production often dating back nearly fifty years. The new 7.5-minute...
Authors
Becci Anderson, Tracy Fuller
1964 Great Alaska Earthquake: a photographic tour of Anchorage, Alaska 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake: a photographic tour of Anchorage, Alaska
On March 27, 1964, at 5:36 p.m., a magnitude 9.2 earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in U.S. history, struck southcentral Alaska (fig. 1). The Great Alaska Earthquake (also known as the Good Friday Earthquake) occurred at a pivotal time in the history of earth science, and helped lead to the acceptance of plate tectonic theory (Cox, 1973; Brocher and others, 2014). All large...
Authors
Evan Thoms, Peter Haeussler, Rebecca Anderson, Robert McGimsey