Elizabeth A McCartney
Serves as the National Digital Trails Project Manager and the National Map Support Themes Lead
As a cartographer in the USGS National Geospatial Program, Elizabeth serves as lead for both the National Digital Trails Project and for the National Map Support Themes (Transportation, Structures, and Boundaries).
Past roles include Applied Research at the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center where her focus was the improvement of vector data themes through partnerships, data sharing, and research; team lead for the USGS Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) project known as The National Map Corps; and regional POC for the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) where Elizabeth provided technical support and training to seven states in the creation and management of NHD products.
Education and Certifications
Master of Science, Biology (botany, genetics, GIS) - Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Bachelor of Science (Geography, Biology) - Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Science and Products
Crowdsourcing The National Map
Science and Products
- Publications
Crowdsourcing The National Map
Using crowdsourcing techniques, the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) project known as “The National Map Corps (TNMCorps)” encourages citizen scientists to collect and edit data about man-made structures in an effort to provide accurate and authoritative map data for the USGS National Geospatial Program’s web-based The National Map. VGI is not new to the USGS,AuthorsElizabeth McCartney, Kari J. Craun, Erin M. Korris, David A. Brostuen, Laurence R. Moore - News
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