Photograph of the SPCMSC Core Laboratory’s storage stacks. The SPCMSC Core Laboratory is an archive that houses a collection of nearly 3,000 cores collected by the center and Federal, State, and university partners. These cores have been sampled from diverse study areas including coral reefs, wetlands, beaches, and marine environments from around the world.
Breanna Williams
Breanna Williams is a Geographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Breanna is a geographer specializing in data management at the U.S. Geological Survey. She provides support for scientific research throughout the entirety of the USGS Science Data Lifecycle. Her educational background combines environmental sciences and geographic information systems (GIS), with an emphasis on using modern cartography tools and techniques for scientific research and publishing.
At the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Breanna is the data release manager, lead metadata reviewer, desktop and cloud GIS specialist, and manager of the center’s geologic core and sample database. Additionally, she provides expertise on Fundamental Science Practices (FSP) policies and ensures all center-published data and metadata are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).
Professional Experience
Geographer – U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center (2021 to present)
Researcher – Cherokee Nation System Solutions contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center (2018 – 2021)
GIS Technician – Avineon Inc. (2018)
Intern – U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center (2017)
Education and Certifications
M.S. Environmental Science & Policy – Johns Hopkins University (2020)
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems – Johns Hopkins University (2020)
B.S. Environmental Biology – University of South Florida (2017)
B.S. Environmental Science and Policy – University of South Florida (2017)
Science and Products
USGS Archive of Computed tomography (CT) Scans of Coral Cores USGS Archive of Computed tomography (CT) Scans of Coral Cores
Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Derived From Landsat Satellite Imagery, Sabine Pass to Bay Coquette, Louisiana Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Derived From Landsat Satellite Imagery, Sabine Pass to Bay Coquette, Louisiana
Microbial Processes Contributing to the Clogging of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Wells in South Florida Microbial Processes Contributing to the Clogging of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Wells in South Florida
Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Extracted from Landsat Satellite Imagery, Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Extracted from Landsat Satellite Imagery, Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Shorelines Derived From Continuous Video-Imagery at the NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Florida From August 2011 to July 2012 Shorelines Derived From Continuous Video-Imagery at the NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Florida From August 2011 to July 2012
Footprints of Lidar Datasets Published at the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center since 2001 Footprints of Lidar Datasets Published at the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center since 2001
Photograph of the SPCMSC Core Laboratory’s storage stacks. The SPCMSC Core Laboratory is an archive that houses a collection of nearly 3,000 cores collected by the center and Federal, State, and university partners. These cores have been sampled from diverse study areas including coral reefs, wetlands, beaches, and marine environments from around the world.
The USGS Rotating X-ray Computed Tomography (RXCT) Coral-Core Archive: Scope, access, and standardization The USGS Rotating X-ray Computed Tomography (RXCT) Coral-Core Archive: Scope, access, and standardization
The USGS SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Database Geonarrative The USGS SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Database Geonarrative
A Century of Change in Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama A Century of Change in Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama
SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Viewer Web Mapping Application SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Viewer Web Mapping Application
SPCMSC Geoscience Data Viewer Web Mapping Application SPCMSC Geoscience Data Viewer Web Mapping Application
Science and Products
USGS Archive of Computed tomography (CT) Scans of Coral Cores USGS Archive of Computed tomography (CT) Scans of Coral Cores
Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Derived From Landsat Satellite Imagery, Sabine Pass to Bay Coquette, Louisiana Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Derived From Landsat Satellite Imagery, Sabine Pass to Bay Coquette, Louisiana
Microbial Processes Contributing to the Clogging of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Wells in South Florida Microbial Processes Contributing to the Clogging of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Wells in South Florida
Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Extracted from Landsat Satellite Imagery, Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets Extracted from Landsat Satellite Imagery, Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Shorelines Derived From Continuous Video-Imagery at the NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Florida From August 2011 to July 2012 Shorelines Derived From Continuous Video-Imagery at the NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Florida From August 2011 to July 2012
Footprints of Lidar Datasets Published at the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center since 2001 Footprints of Lidar Datasets Published at the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center since 2001
Photograph of the SPCMSC Core Laboratory’s storage stacks. The SPCMSC Core Laboratory is an archive that houses a collection of nearly 3,000 cores collected by the center and Federal, State, and university partners. These cores have been sampled from diverse study areas including coral reefs, wetlands, beaches, and marine environments from around the world.
Photograph of the SPCMSC Core Laboratory’s storage stacks. The SPCMSC Core Laboratory is an archive that houses a collection of nearly 3,000 cores collected by the center and Federal, State, and university partners. These cores have been sampled from diverse study areas including coral reefs, wetlands, beaches, and marine environments from around the world.