Bruce, J.L., 2010, Are CAMA Land-Use Plans Protecting Coastal Resources? An Evaluation of North Carolina’s Coastal Planning Requirement: Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Master's Project, 141 p.
Jennifer L Bruce
Jen Bruce is a cartographer and communications specialist for the Integrated Information Dissemination Division of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Biography
Jen spent much of her early life trying to choose between her scientific and artistic interests, and is very happy to have found a career where she can embrace both. She has degrees in graphic design, physical geography, and environmental management, and has worked for many sectors including business communications, telecom, and environmental advocacy. She is proud to contribute her diverse experience and skills to help make USGS science and information more usable and accessible.
Jen first joined the USGS in 2003, and currently works in the Web Communications Branch (Web Comm) of the Integrated Information Dissemination Division (IIDD) of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area (WMA). She leads the "WMA Web Communications, Outreach, and Education" project, which includes overseeing the WMA's static external web presence, developing social media, and serving as a communications strategist on various WMA information campaigns and products. She also heads the USGS Water External Communicators Community of Practice (WEC), and is an administrator and story map specialist for the USGS ArcGIS Online (AGOL) community.
EDUCATION:
Master of Environmental Management (MEM), Coastal Environmental Management: Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, 2008-2010. Certificate of Geospatial Analysis.
Bachelor of Science (BS), Physical Geography: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002-2005.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design: Washington University in St. Louis, 1994-1998.
Science and Products
Date published: March 23, 2018
The HayWired Scenario: An Urban Earthquake in a Connected World - A Geonarrative
What might it be like the next time the Hayward Fault has a large earthquake? A geonarrative and related imagery examines a hypothetical earthquake, the magnitude 7.0 HayWired earthquake scenario.
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Science Application for Risk Reduction
Date published: November 19, 2016
FishVis Mapper
The FishVis Mapper is the product of an Upper Midwest and Great Lakes LCC project, “A Regional Decision Support Tool for Identifying Vulnerabilities of Riverine Habitat and Fishes to Climate Change” that developed an approach for predicting fish species occurrence under current climate conditions and project how fish species occurrence may change under future climate conditions.
Attribution: Region 3: Great Lakes, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Date published: April 11, 2016
Science in the Great Lakes (SiGL) Mapper
The Science in the Great Lakes (SiGL) Mapper is a data-discovery tool that provides searchable access to detailed, project-specific information about what, where, when, and how GL data were collected and connects users with data repositories, publications, and contact information so they can easily access the project’s results.
Date published: April 12, 2018
The HayWired Scenario: An Urban Earthquake in a Connected World - A Geonarrative
What might it be like the next time the Hayward Fault has a large earthquake? A geonarrative and related imagery examines a hypothetical earthquake, the magnitude 7.0 HayWired earthquake scenario.”
Attribution: Natural Hazards
Date published: April 12, 2018
What to Expect in a Big Urban Earthquake - A Geonarrative
How do we get ready for big earthquakes in populated areas? An important first step is to learn what a big earthquake could be like. These pages summarize the main patterns — the earthquake effects that show up again and again. Here, urban is shorthand for “cities, towns, and suburbs”.
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Science Application for Risk Reduction
Date published: April 8, 2016
FishVis Mapper
The FishVis Mapper is the product of an Upper Midwest and Great Lakes LCC project, “A Regional Decision Support Tool for Identifying Vulnerabilities of Riverine Habitat and Fishes to Climate Change” that developed an approach for predicting fish species occurrence under current climate conditions and project how fish species occurrence may change under future climate conditions.
Attribution: Region 3: Great Lakes, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Pre-USGS Publications
Date published: February 24, 2016
Using Story Maps to communicate USGS science
Gary Latzke and Jamie Velkoverh (WiM) presented an invited plenary talk at the 2016 ESRI Federal GIS conference in Washington, DC, on Feb, 24, 2016. Their talk, "Powering Innovation," demonstrated how Esri Story Maps, an interactive web mapping tool, help USGS scientists communicate their science in a new visual, interactive format.
Attribution: Upper Midwest Water Science Center