Hans W Vraga
Hans Vraga is a Web Informatics and Mapping (WIM) Program Coordinator with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
I enjoy the privilege of coordinating a group of highly skilled and motivated professionals in producing high-quality web applications in support of the USGS and other Federal partners' missions. My duties include scheduling and reporting on all WIM projects, serving as a member of the WIM Administration team, and acting as the primary point of contact with cooperators and external groups.
My brief professional history prior to this position:
I started my professional career as a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter Crew Chief in the United States Marine Corps. I turned ITIL disciple at the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) by way of a student position held while earning a BS in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a few years full time working with the Systems Engineering and Operations group at DoIT wearing Configuration, Incident, and Change Management hats, I moved to WIM to head up Project Management duties.
Science and Products
Community for data integration 2018 funded project report
StreamStats, version 4
A Decision-Support Tool for Invasive Plant Management Under Fluctuating Great Lakes Water Levels
South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2
ICE! Ice Jam Hazard Mobile-Friendly Website
Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment Geonarrative
The Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment (GLCWRA) uses principles of geodesign to identify, assess, and restore areas along the U.S. coast of the Great Lakes that have the most potential to restore coastal wetland habitat. This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funded work supports land managers and restoration practitioners from site-specific to landscape scales.
Science and Products
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Community for data integration 2018 funded project report
The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually funds small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 10 projects funded in fiscal year 2018, outlining their goals, activities, and accomplishments.AuthorsLeslie Hsu, Caitlin M. Andrews, John B. Bradford, Daniel D. Buscombe, Katherine J. Chase, Wesley M. Daniel, Jeanne M. Jones, Pam Fuller, Benjamin B. Mirus, Matthew E. Neilson, Hans W. Vraga, Jessica J. Walker, Dennis H. Walworth, Jonathan Warrick, Jake Weltzin, Daniel J. Wieferich, Nathan J. WoodStreamStats, version 4
IntroductionStreamStats version 4, available at https://streamstats.usgs.gov, is a map-based web application that provides an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and engineering purposes. Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the primary purpose of StreamStats is to provide estimates of streamflow statistics for user-selected ungageAuthorsKernell G. Ries, Jeremy K. Newson, Martyn J. Smith, John D. Guthrie, Peter A. Steeves, Tana Haluska, Katharine R. Kolb, Ryan F. Thompson, Richard D. Santoro, Hans W. Vraga - Science
A Decision-Support Tool for Invasive Plant Management Under Fluctuating Great Lakes Water Levels
Water levels in the Great Lakes are fluctuating in ways that we have not seen in the past, with both historically low- and high-water levels occurring in the last decade. Expectations are that larger and more frequent water-level fluctuations will occur in response to climate change. The increased variability in lake levels has implications for the management of invasive plants found in the coastaSouth Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2
This project will enhance the USGS StreamStats web application in South Carolina (Phase II) by incorporating additional tools and functionality into the current (2019) application. In addition, a separate application, Floodplain Width and Indirect Determination of Extent (Flood WIDE), will be developed to incorporate functions that will provide additional tools for the SCDOT and other engineers...ICE! Ice Jam Hazard Mobile-Friendly Website
Ice jams are a major hazard. The project team worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, Silver Jackets, and USGS stakeholders to develop a mobile-friendly prototype of an Ice Jam Hazard website and reporting system. The prototype shows how ice jam conditions can be recorded nationwide. The public can view and download ice jam information. Historic ice jam locations and - Web Tools
Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment Geonarrative
The Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment (GLCWRA) uses principles of geodesign to identify, assess, and restore areas along the U.S. coast of the Great Lakes that have the most potential to restore coastal wetland habitat. This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funded work supports land managers and restoration practitioners from site-specific to landscape scales.