Christy-Ann Archuleta is an Elevation-derived Hydrography Applied Researcher for the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, and is a geographer who specializes in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) .
Christy-Ann Archuleta is an Elevation-derived Hydrography Applied Researcher for the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, and is a geographer who specializes in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) . She has a Masters of Applied Geography from Texas State University (2001). From May 2005 until September 2011, Christy-Ann worked for the USGS Texas Water Science Center, and from October 2011 until the present she has worked for the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. Prior to working for the US Geological Survey, she worked as a GIS Analyst for the City of Austin Combined Transportation, Emergency and Communications Center (CTECC), for the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), and for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). While working for the USGS, she has worked on a variety of GIS projects involving ArcGIS, ArcHydro, ArcGIS Server, and Web Mapping Application development.
Education
Masters of Applied Geography, Texas State University, May 2001
B.A. in Geography (Minor in Archaeology), University of Texas at Austin, May 1998
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Elevation-derived hydrography acquisition specifications
Hydrographic features derived from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program data, and collected for use by the USGS, must meet the specifications described in this document. The specifications described herein pertain to the final product delivered to the USGS, not to methods used to derive the hydrographic features. The specifications describe the collection area, spatial reference syst
Authors
Silvia Terziotti, Christy-Ann Archuleta
Elevation-derived hydrography—Representation, extraction, attribution, and delineation rules
With the increasing availability of 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) quality high resolution elevation data across the United States and the pressing need for better integrated elevation and hydrography data, the U.S. Geological Survey is developing guidance to improve the horizontal and vertical alignment of these datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey is providing the Elevation-Derived Hydrography—Acqu
Authors
Christy-Ann Archuleta, Silvia Terziotti
The National Map seamless digital elevation model specifications
This specification documents the requirements and standards used to produce the seamless elevation layers for The National Map of the United States. Seamless elevation data are available for the conterminous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. territories, in three different resolutions—1/3-arc-second, 1-arc-second, and 2-arc-second. These specifications include requirements and standards
Authors
Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Eric W. Constance, Samantha T. Arundel, Amanda J. Lowe, Kimberly S. Mantey, Lori A. Phillips
1-Meter Digital Elevation Model specification
In January 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Technical Operations Center began producing the 1-Meter Digital Elevation Model data product. This new product was developed to provide high resolution bare-earth digital elevation models from light detection and ranging (lidar) elevation data and other elevation data collected over the conterminous United States (lower 48 States), Ha
Authors
Samantha T. Arundel, Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Lori A. Phillips, Brittany L. Roche, Eric W. Constance
Automated delineation and characterization of watersheds for more than 3,000 surface-water-quality monitoring stations active in 2010 in Texas
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, developed computer scripts and applications to automate the delineation of watershed boundaries and compute watershed characteristics for more than 3,000 surface-water-quality monitoring stations in Texas that were active during 2010. Microsoft Visual Basic applications were developed using ArcGIS
Authors
Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Sophia L. Gonzales, David R. Maltby
Web application to access U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works and Restoration Projects information for the Rio Grande Basin, southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas
The Rio Grande Civil Works and Restoration Projects Web Application, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District, is designed to provide publicly available information through the Internet about civil works and restoration projects in the Rio Grande Basin. Since 1942, USACE Albuquerque District responsibilities have incl
Authors
Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Deanna R. Eames
Production of a national 1:1,000,000-scale hydrography dataset for the United States: feature selection, simplification, and refinement
During 2006-09, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Atlas of the United States, produced a 1:1,000,000-scale (1:1M) hydrography dataset comprising streams and waterbodies for the entire United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, for inclusion in the recompiled National Atlas. This report documents the methods used to select, simplify, and refine feat
Authors
Robin H. Gary, Zachary D. Wilson, Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Florence E. Thompson, Joseph Vrabel
Non-USGS Publications**
Archuleta, C.M. and Terziotti, S., "The Shape of Water—Elevation-derived Hydrography Acquisition Specifications and Capture Conditions," GIS In the Rockies, Denver, Colorado, September 2019.
Terziotti, Silvia, Akins, Karen, Aichele, Stephen, Anderson, Becci, Archuleta, Christy-Ann, "Testing the Waters: Integrating Hydrography and Elevation in National Hydrography Mapping" Article in AWRA Water Resources IMPACT, March 2018 (Volume 20, Number2), also in National Hydrography Newsletter.
Archuleta, C.M., Heidemann H. K., Terziotti, S., and Yammamoto K., Wheelwright, R., Anderson, D., and Adkins, K., 2017 "Bridging the Gap Between Water and Eleation--A U.S. Geological Survey Pilot Project (final results)," The 28th International Cartographic Conference, Washington D.C. July 2017
Archuleta, C.M., Heidemann H. K., Terziotti, S., and Yammamoto K., Wheelwright, R., Anderson, D., and Adkins, K., 2017 "Bridging the Gap Between Water and Eleation--A U.S. Geological Survey Pilot Project (premliminary results)," 2017 ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), Baltimore, MA March 2017
Archuleta, C.M., Heidemann H. K., Terziotti, S., and Yammamoto K., 2016 "U.S. Geological Survey Elevation-Hydrography Breakline Specifications," 2016 ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), Fort Worth, TX April 2016
http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/IGTF2016/IGTF2016-000025.PDF
http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/IGTF2016/Archuleta_poster_final.pdf
http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/IGTF2016/IGTF2016-000025.PDF
http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/IGTF2016/Archuleta_poster_final.pdf
Archuleta, C.M., Fishburn, K.A., McNinch K.L., Walter, J.L., Liu, L., 2015, “Introduction to the USGS Standards Database Explorer,” 2015 ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), Tampa, FL May 2015
Mapping Out a Course of Action: How the Texas Water Science Center is Using Web-Based
Applications to Provide and Manage Geospatial Data, and Lessons Learned along the Way
by Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, published in Sieverling, J.B., and Dietterle, Jeffrey, eds., 2014, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial
Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado,
May 10–13, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053, 91 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20115053.
Applications to Provide and Manage Geospatial Data, and Lessons Learned along the Way
by Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, published in Sieverling, J.B., and Dietterle, Jeffrey, eds., 2014, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial
Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado,
May 10–13, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053, 91 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20115053.
Texas-Sized Geodatabases of Watershed Characteristics: Applying GIS in Support
of Water-Quality Remediation
by Sophia Gonzales, Christy-Ann Archuleta, and David R. Maltby. Publishes in:
Sieverling, J.B., and Dietterle, Jeffrey, eds., 2014, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial
Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado,
May 10–13, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053, 91 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20115053.
of Water-Quality Remediation
by Sophia Gonzales, Christy-Ann Archuleta, and David R. Maltby. Publishes in:
Sieverling, J.B., and Dietterle, Jeffrey, eds., 2014, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial
Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado,
May 10–13, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053, 91 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20115053.
Archuleta, C.M., Maltby, D.R., 2010, “Automated High-Resolution Delineation and Basin Characterization Methods using GIS,” 2010 Texas GIS Forum, Austin, TX October 2010
Archuleta, C.M., 2010, “Albuquerque Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works and Restoration Website,” 2010 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA July 2010
Archuleta, C.M., 2010, “Binational Water Quality Data Warehouse,” Binational Technical Work Group of the U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012), Juarez, Mexico September 2008
Archuleta, C.M., 2008, “Border Environmental Health Initiative and the Binational Water Quality Data Warehouse,” Lower Rio Grande Water Quality Initiative Technical Workgroup, Harlingen, TX October 2008
Archuleta, C.M., 2008, “Map Production Streamlining Techniques,” 2008 USGS Biennial GIS Workshop, Denver, CO 2008
Published in:
Helterbrand, W.S., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., 2008, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5074, 66 p.
Published in:
Helterbrand, W.S., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., 2008, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5074, 66 p.
Archuleta, C.M., and Gary, R.H., 2008, “Illustrations for Reports—The role of spatial data in projects,” Texas Water Science Center Reports Training Series, June-July 2008
Archuleta, C.M., 2007, “GIS Interactive Map Service to Display IBWC Stream Gage Data”, ITAC, November 2007
Archuleta, C.M., 2007, “GIS Interactive Map Service to Display IBWC Stream Gage Data”, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2007
Archuleta, C.M., Humberson, D.G. 2006, “An introductory example of how to use Model Builder and/or simple Python Script to customize ArcMap,” 2006 Texas GIS Forum, Austin, TX May 2006
Wilson, Z.D., Gary, R.H., Parcher, J.W., Buckler, D., Stefanov, J.E., Archuleta, C.M., Page, W.R., and Hubbard, B.E., 2006, “U.S. Geological Survey U.S.-Mexico Border Environmental Health Initiative: Binational Integration of Geospatial and Environmental Data,” Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 7
Archuleta, C.M., and Showalter, P.S., “Using GIS to Estimate Flood Risk to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Brazoria County, Texas” Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences 2001, VOL 24, pages 130-139
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California, is shown as an example of playa feature. Source data are from the National Hydrography Dataset (U.S. Geological Survey, 2020), which is used to provide examples of hydrographic feature types but may not have th
Science and Products
- Publications
Elevation-derived hydrography acquisition specifications
Hydrographic features derived from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program data, and collected for use by the USGS, must meet the specifications described in this document. The specifications described herein pertain to the final product delivered to the USGS, not to methods used to derive the hydrographic features. The specifications describe the collection area, spatial reference systAuthorsSilvia Terziotti, Christy-Ann ArchuletaElevation-derived hydrography—Representation, extraction, attribution, and delineation rules
With the increasing availability of 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) quality high resolution elevation data across the United States and the pressing need for better integrated elevation and hydrography data, the U.S. Geological Survey is developing guidance to improve the horizontal and vertical alignment of these datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey is providing the Elevation-Derived Hydrography—AcquAuthorsChristy-Ann Archuleta, Silvia TerziottiThe National Map seamless digital elevation model specifications
This specification documents the requirements and standards used to produce the seamless elevation layers for The National Map of the United States. Seamless elevation data are available for the conterminous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. territories, in three different resolutions—1/3-arc-second, 1-arc-second, and 2-arc-second. These specifications include requirements and standardsAuthorsChristy-Ann M. Archuleta, Eric W. Constance, Samantha T. Arundel, Amanda J. Lowe, Kimberly S. Mantey, Lori A. Phillips1-Meter Digital Elevation Model specification
In January 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Technical Operations Center began producing the 1-Meter Digital Elevation Model data product. This new product was developed to provide high resolution bare-earth digital elevation models from light detection and ranging (lidar) elevation data and other elevation data collected over the conterminous United States (lower 48 States), HaAuthorsSamantha T. Arundel, Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Lori A. Phillips, Brittany L. Roche, Eric W. ConstanceAutomated delineation and characterization of watersheds for more than 3,000 surface-water-quality monitoring stations active in 2010 in Texas
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, developed computer scripts and applications to automate the delineation of watershed boundaries and compute watershed characteristics for more than 3,000 surface-water-quality monitoring stations in Texas that were active during 2010. Microsoft Visual Basic applications were developed using ArcGISAuthorsChristy-Ann M. Archuleta, Sophia L. Gonzales, David R. MaltbyWeb application to access U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works and Restoration Projects information for the Rio Grande Basin, southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas
The Rio Grande Civil Works and Restoration Projects Web Application, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District, is designed to provide publicly available information through the Internet about civil works and restoration projects in the Rio Grande Basin. Since 1942, USACE Albuquerque District responsibilities have inclAuthorsChristy-Ann M. Archuleta, Deanna R. EamesProduction of a national 1:1,000,000-scale hydrography dataset for the United States: feature selection, simplification, and refinement
During 2006-09, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Atlas of the United States, produced a 1:1,000,000-scale (1:1M) hydrography dataset comprising streams and waterbodies for the entire United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, for inclusion in the recompiled National Atlas. This report documents the methods used to select, simplify, and refine featAuthorsRobin H. Gary, Zachary D. Wilson, Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Florence E. Thompson, Joseph VrabelNon-USGS Publications**
Archuleta, C.M. and Terziotti, S., "The Shape of Water—Elevation-derived Hydrography Acquisition Specifications and Capture Conditions," GIS In the Rockies, Denver, Colorado, September 2019.Terziotti, Silvia, Akins, Karen, Aichele, Stephen, Anderson, Becci, Archuleta, Christy-Ann, "Testing the Waters: Integrating Hydrography and Elevation in National Hydrography Mapping" Article in AWRA Water Resources IMPACT, March 2018 (Volume 20, Number2), also in National Hydrography Newsletter.Archuleta, C.M., Heidemann H. K., Terziotti, S., and Yammamoto K., Wheelwright, R., Anderson, D., and Adkins, K., 2017 "Bridging the Gap Between Water and Eleation--A U.S. Geological Survey Pilot Project (final results)," The 28th International Cartographic Conference, Washington D.C. July 2017Archuleta, C.M., Heidemann H. K., Terziotti, S., and Yammamoto K., Wheelwright, R., Anderson, D., and Adkins, K., 2017 "Bridging the Gap Between Water and Eleation--A U.S. Geological Survey Pilot Project (premliminary results)," 2017 ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), Baltimore, MA March 2017Archuleta, C.M., Heidemann H. K., Terziotti, S., and Yammamoto K., 2016 "U.S. Geological Survey Elevation-Hydrography Breakline Specifications," 2016 ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), Fort Worth, TX April 2016
http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/IGTF2016/IGTF2016-000025.PDF
http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/IGTF2016/Archuleta_poster_final.pdfArchuleta, C.M., Fishburn, K.A., McNinch K.L., Walter, J.L., Liu, L., 2015, “Introduction to the USGS Standards Database Explorer,” 2015 ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), Tampa, FL May 2015Mapping Out a Course of Action: How the Texas Water Science Center is Using Web-Based
Applications to Provide and Manage Geospatial Data, and Lessons Learned along the Way
by Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, published in Sieverling, J.B., and Dietterle, Jeffrey, eds., 2014, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial
Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado,
May 10–13, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053, 91 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20115053.
Texas-Sized Geodatabases of Watershed Characteristics: Applying GIS in Support
of Water-Quality Remediation
by Sophia Gonzales, Christy-Ann Archuleta, and David R. Maltby. Publishes in:
Sieverling, J.B., and Dietterle, Jeffrey, eds., 2014, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial
Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado,
May 10–13, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053, 91 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20115053.
Archuleta, C.M., Maltby, D.R., 2010, “Automated High-Resolution Delineation and Basin Characterization Methods using GIS,” 2010 Texas GIS Forum, Austin, TX October 2010Archuleta, C.M., 2010, “Albuquerque Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works and Restoration Website,” 2010 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA July 2010Archuleta, C.M., 2010, “Binational Water Quality Data Warehouse,” Binational Technical Work Group of the U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012), Juarez, Mexico September 2008Archuleta, C.M., 2008, “Border Environmental Health Initiative and the Binational Water Quality Data Warehouse,” Lower Rio Grande Water Quality Initiative Technical Workgroup, Harlingen, TX October 2008Archuleta, C.M., 2008, “Map Production Streamlining Techniques,” 2008 USGS Biennial GIS Workshop, Denver, CO 2008
Published in:
Helterbrand, W.S., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., 2008, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5074, 66 p.Archuleta, C.M., and Gary, R.H., 2008, “Illustrations for Reports—The role of spatial data in projects,” Texas Water Science Center Reports Training Series, June-July 2008Archuleta, C.M., 2007, “GIS Interactive Map Service to Display IBWC Stream Gage Data”, ITAC, November 2007Archuleta, C.M., 2007, “GIS Interactive Map Service to Display IBWC Stream Gage Data”, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2007Archuleta, C.M., Humberson, D.G. 2006, “An introductory example of how to use Model Builder and/or simple Python Script to customize ArcMap,” 2006 Texas GIS Forum, Austin, TX May 2006Wilson, Z.D., Gary, R.H., Parcher, J.W., Buckler, D., Stefanov, J.E., Archuleta, C.M., Page, W.R., and Hubbard, B.E., 2006, “U.S. Geological Survey U.S.-Mexico Border Environmental Health Initiative: Binational Integration of Geospatial and Environmental Data,” Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 7Archuleta, C.M., and Showalter, P.S., “Using GIS to Estimate Flood Risk to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Brazoria County, Texas” Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences 2001, VOL 24, pages 130-139**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California, is shown as an example of playa feature. Source data are from the National Hydrography Dataset (U.S. Geological Survey, 2020), which is used to provide examples of hydrographic feature types but may not have th