Heather A Schreppel
Heather Schreppel is a Geographer, specializing in Data Management at the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC).
For over 10 years, she has provided support for USGS scientific efforts within the science center throughout all aspects of the USGS Science Data Lifecycle. This lifecycle includes planning, acquisition, processing, analyzing, preserving, curating, publishing, sharing, documenting, managing quality, and securing/archiving data in support of the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of the Interior (DOI), and USGS policies and procedures. She is constantly working towards the goal of furthering data discoverability and reusability for the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) and Center’s published scientific data.
She currently serves as the administrator for the center's ArcGIS Enterprise, PostgreSQL databases, enterprise geodatabases, and the Information Product Data System. She supports the Center through her knowledge of data management, publication policies, and Fundamental Science Practices providing training and guidance to staff. She frequently serves in a data management advisory capacity to projects developing systems for the CMHRP helping define system requirements and providing guidance to developers and scientists regarding data needs from both SPCMSC and the Coastal Change Hazards project. She also provides expertise in scientific data standards, knowledge of center’s data holdings and unique requirements, GIS and spatial visualization, usability principles to user interface designs, and development of user instructions and documentation.
Professional Experience
Geographer (Data Management), U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2020 to present
Scientist III (Data Management), Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2012 to 2020
Data Analyst, Jacobs Technology Solutions contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2011 to 2012
Administrative Assistant, Jacobs Technology Solutions contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2009 to 2011
Education and Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, 2010
Affiliations and Memberships*
URISA, FLURISA, Women in GIS, Women in Geospatial+, USGS Community of Data Integration
Honors and Awards
Semi-Annual Employee Recognition Award, Jacobs Technology, 2011
Science and Products
Archive of U.S. Geological Survey selected single-beam bathymetry datasets, 1969-2000
Lidar postcards
Ocean acidification postcards
Coastal Change at Fire Island, a geonarrative
Joint USGS/USEPA Pathogens in Soils Geographic Information Systems Project
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
Storm-Induced Coastal Change Forecasts: Archive of Individual Storm Events
Cape Canaveral, Florida 2010 Single-beam Bathymetry Data
The USGS SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Database Geonarrative
The U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) Geologic Core and Sample Database was established to catalog and preserve geologic materials and their metadata. This geonarrative explores the history of geologic sampling at the USGS SPCMSC, why and how this database was developed, and where the database can be accessed.
Real-Time Forecasts of Coastal Change
U.S. Geological Survey researchers develop tools to forecast coastal change hazards. This geonarrative features research and tools developed to forecast real-time coastal change.
Barrier Islands
U.S. Geological Survey Researchers Monitor Barrier Islands. This geonarrative features research used to monitor Barrier islands which are narrow stretches of sand deposited parallel to the shoreline, are inherently valuable ecosystems. They protect estuaries and lagoons that help reduce coastal erosion, purify the water, and provide habitat for fish and birds.
Our Coasts
USGS Coastal Change Hazards research provides scientific tools to protect lives, property, and the economic well being of the Nation. The mission of the USGS Coastal Change Hazards Program is to provide research and tools to protect lives, property, and the economic well-being of the Nation. This is a story map that introduces the value of our coasts and the threats they face with global change.
Coastal Change at Fire Island
This geonarrative features research used to predict how Fire Island beaches change in response to storms and how they may subsequently recover in the year following a storm event.
SPCMSC Geoscience Data Viewer Web Mapping Application
The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) Geoscience Data Viewer is an interactive web mapping application containing geoscientific data frequently collected and published by the center. Data includes seismic data extents and tracklines, bathymetric footprints and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), lidar footprints, side-scan sonar mosaics, and geologic cores and samples.
SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Viewer Web Mapping Application
The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) Core Viewer is an interactive web mapping application of the center’s geologic core and samples database. The database contains a comprehensive inventory of geologic (coral, coral reef, limestone, and sediment) cores and samples collected, analyzed, published, and/or archived by, or in collaboration with SPCMSC.
Presence of Microbes and the Distribution of Climatic, Environmental, and Geochemical Variables Web Mapping Application
This web mapping application allows users to make comparisons between national scale environmental datasets and Bacillus species and Bacillus anthracis detection results. The datasets include soil physical, chemical, and mineralogical data, current and historical climate data, landcover, and biological surveys.
Coastal Change Hazards Portal
Interactive access to coastal change science and data for our Nation’s coasts. Information and products are organized within three coastal change hazard themes: 1) extreme storms, 2) shoreline change, and 3) sea-level rise. Displays probabilities of coastal erosion.
Science and Products
- Publications
Archive of U.S. Geological Survey selected single-beam bathymetry datasets, 1969-2000
New national programs, as well as natural and man-made disasters, have raised awareness about the need to find new and improved ways to share information about the coastal and marine environment with a wide-ranging public audience. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) has begun a large-scale effort to incorporate the program's published, digital geophysical dAuthorsHeather A. Schreppel, Carolyn H. Degnan, Shawn V. Dadisman, Dan R. MetzgerLidar postcards
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program develops and uses specialized technology to build high-resolution topographic and habitat maps. High-resolution maps of topography, bathymetry, and habitat describe important features affected by coastal-management decisions. The mapped information serves as a baseline for evaluating resources and tracking the effectiveness of reAuthorsHeather A. Schreppel, Matthew J. CimitileOcean acidification postcards
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting research on ocean acidification in polar, temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions including the Arctic, West Florida Shelf, and the Caribbean. Project activities include field assessment, experimental laboratory studies, and evaluation of existing data. The USGS is participating in international and interagency working groups to develop researchAuthorsHeather A. Schreppel, Matthew J. Cimitile - Science
Coastal Change at Fire Island, a geonarrative
For more than two decades the U.S. Geological Survey has been researching Fire Island's offshore, nearshore, and barrier island systems to better understand drivers of coastal change and evolution. This geonarrative delves into how barrier islands change and evolve, demonstrates how seasons, storms and humans change beaches, and explores the role models play in predicting what the beach might look...Joint USGS/USEPA Pathogens in Soils Geographic Information Systems Project
Studies determine background concentrations of select pathogens in soils of the contiguous U.S. and the influences of geochemistry, weather and climate on these populations. - Data
Shorelines Derived From Continuous Video-Imagery at the NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Florida From August 2011 to July 2012
In 2010, a video camera was installed near the northern boundary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) property along the Atlantic coast of Florida. A region extending 1 kilometer (km) to the south of the camera was established as the region of interest for the video image observations. During every daylight hour of camera operation from August 8, 201Footprints of Lidar Datasets Published at the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center since 2001
Footprints were generated for each lidar (light detection and ranging) dataset published by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) since 2001. The purpose of this data release is to provide an easily accessible index of the coverage of available lidar data. Relating these footprints to field activities and publications allows users to sort by areaStorm-Induced Coastal Change Forecasts: Archive of Individual Storm Events
These data sets contain information on the probabilities of storm-induced erosion (collision, inundation and overwash) on sandy beaches along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts during real-time peak forecast conditions. The analysis is based on a storm-impact scaling model that uses observations of beach morphology combined with sophisticated hydrodynamic models to predict how the coast will responCape Canaveral, Florida 2010 Single-beam Bathymetry Data
Single-beam bathymetric surveys were conducted on July 27-29, 2010 along 37 cross-shore transects offshore from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The transects were spaced 500 m apart in the alongshore direction and each was approximately 5 km long in the cross-shore. - Multimedia
- Web Tools
The USGS SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Database Geonarrative
The U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) Geologic Core and Sample Database was established to catalog and preserve geologic materials and their metadata. This geonarrative explores the history of geologic sampling at the USGS SPCMSC, why and how this database was developed, and where the database can be accessed.
Real-Time Forecasts of Coastal Change
U.S. Geological Survey researchers develop tools to forecast coastal change hazards. This geonarrative features research and tools developed to forecast real-time coastal change.
Barrier Islands
U.S. Geological Survey Researchers Monitor Barrier Islands. This geonarrative features research used to monitor Barrier islands which are narrow stretches of sand deposited parallel to the shoreline, are inherently valuable ecosystems. They protect estuaries and lagoons that help reduce coastal erosion, purify the water, and provide habitat for fish and birds.
Our Coasts
USGS Coastal Change Hazards research provides scientific tools to protect lives, property, and the economic well being of the Nation. The mission of the USGS Coastal Change Hazards Program is to provide research and tools to protect lives, property, and the economic well-being of the Nation. This is a story map that introduces the value of our coasts and the threats they face with global change.
Coastal Change at Fire Island
This geonarrative features research used to predict how Fire Island beaches change in response to storms and how they may subsequently recover in the year following a storm event.
SPCMSC Geoscience Data Viewer Web Mapping Application
The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) Geoscience Data Viewer is an interactive web mapping application containing geoscientific data frequently collected and published by the center. Data includes seismic data extents and tracklines, bathymetric footprints and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), lidar footprints, side-scan sonar mosaics, and geologic cores and samples.
SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Viewer Web Mapping Application
The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) Core Viewer is an interactive web mapping application of the center’s geologic core and samples database. The database contains a comprehensive inventory of geologic (coral, coral reef, limestone, and sediment) cores and samples collected, analyzed, published, and/or archived by, or in collaboration with SPCMSC.
Presence of Microbes and the Distribution of Climatic, Environmental, and Geochemical Variables Web Mapping Application
This web mapping application allows users to make comparisons between national scale environmental datasets and Bacillus species and Bacillus anthracis detection results. The datasets include soil physical, chemical, and mineralogical data, current and historical climate data, landcover, and biological surveys.
Coastal Change Hazards Portal
Interactive access to coastal change science and data for our Nation’s coasts. Information and products are organized within three coastal change hazard themes: 1) extreme storms, 2) shoreline change, and 3) sea-level rise. Displays probabilities of coastal erosion.
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*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government