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Greg Matthews

Greg is the UE Published Maps Products and Services Focus Area Coordinator.

Greg Matthews has been with the USGS since 2008 and currently works for The User Engagement Office of the National Geospatial Program as the UE Published Maps Products and Services Focus Area Coordinator.  Past positions at the USGS include working for the NGTOC as the Transportation National Partner Support Lead, Project Manager for The National Map Corps, and in the Innovations Office as an Applied Researcher. Previous professional GIS work includes GIS Database Manager and GIS project management for the City of Castle Rock, Colorado, and a GIS Analyst and project management at Parsons Engineering.

Professional Experience

  • Specialized experience in building data partnerships and programs, natural resource and recreational data and projects, and crowdsourcing.

Education and Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management from Kansas State University

  • Master's certificate in Geographic Information Science from the College of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Colorado at Denver

  • Completing coursework in a master’s certificate in Project Management at Denver University

Science and Products

Structures data collection for the national map using volunteered geographic information

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has historically sponsored volunteered data collection projects to enhance its topographic paper and digital map products. This report describes one phase of an ongoing project to encourage volunteers to contribute data to The National Map using online editing tools. The USGS recruited students studying geographic information systems (GIS) at the University of Col
Authors
Barbara S. Poore, Eric B. Wolf, Erin M. Korris, Jennifer L. Walter, Greg D. Matthews
By
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Volunteer map data collection at the USGS

Since 1994, citizen volunteers have helped the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) improve its topographic maps. Through the Earth Science Corps program, citizens were able to "adopt a quad" and collect new information and update existing map features. Until its conclusion in 2001, as many as 300 volunteers annotated paper maps which were incorporated into the USGS topographic-map revision process.
Authors
B. Wolf Eric, Barbara S. Poore, Holly K. Caro, Greg D. Matthews
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National Geospatial Program, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), National Geospatial Technical Operations Center

OpenStreetMap Collaborative Prototype, Phase 1

Phase One of the OpenStreetMap Collaborative Prototype (OSMCP) attempts to determine if the open source software developed for the OpenStreetMap (OSM, http://www.openstreetmap.org) can be used for data contributions and improvements that meet or exceed the requirements for integration into The National Map (http://www.nationalmap.gov). OpenStreetMap Collaborative Prototype Phase One focused on roa
Authors
Eric B. Wolf, Greg D. Matthews, Kevin McNinch, Barbara S. Poore
By
Core Science Systems Mission Area, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
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Finding Yourself Outdoors

Finding Yourself Outdoors

Updated USGS digital topographic maps feature more trails and other recreation points of interest

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