Vanessa Baez is a Geographer with the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center's Cartographic Products and Services.
Professional Experience
Geographer | USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Cartographic Products and Services
Rolla, Missouri (2022 - current)Pathways Student | USGS National Geospatial Program, Topographic Data Services
Reston, Virginia (2018 - 2022)Office Support Assistant (OA) | National Park Service - Intermountain Region - Bandelier National Monument Historic Preservation Division
Santa, Fe, NM (Summer 2008)
Education and Certifications
Certificate of Completion, USGS Mentorship Program 2021- 2022
M.S., Geographic & Cartographic Science | George Mason University, Fairfax, VA | 2021
A.A.S., Geographic Information Technology | Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM | 2017
Certificate, Biofuels | Santa Fe Community College Biofuels Centers of Excellence, Santa Fe, NM | 2013
Certificate, Spanish as a Foreign Language Program (SFL) | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota Colombia | 2003
B.B.A., Business Computer Information Systems | Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY | 2002
Abstracts and Presentations
Introduction to NHD Datasets - April 4, 2019, American Association of Geographers (AAG)
The Integrated Map of North America: Creating, Generalizing, and Harmonizing Data Across Borders - April 4, 2020, American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Science and Products
3D Elevation Program—Federal best practices
The 3D Elevation Program: Understanding Natural Hazards in Three Dimensions
This story map provides an overview of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and highlights how lidar data support hazards applications for volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes, flooding, drought and wildfires. An assessment of 3DEP data coverage as of June 2020 for high-risk areas of landslides, fires and hurricanes is presented.
Science and Products
- Publications
3D Elevation Program—Federal best practices
The goal of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is to complete nationwide data acquisition in 8 years, by 2023, to provide the first-ever national baseline of consistent high-resolution three-dimensional data—including bare earth elevations and three-dimensional point clouds—collected in a timeframe of less than a decade. Successful implementation of 3DEP depends on partnerships and the development anAuthorsVicki Lukas, Vanessa Baez - Multimedia
- Web Tools
The 3D Elevation Program: Understanding Natural Hazards in Three Dimensions
This story map provides an overview of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and highlights how lidar data support hazards applications for volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes, flooding, drought and wildfires. An assessment of 3DEP data coverage as of June 2020 for high-risk areas of landslides, fires and hurricanes is presented.
- News