Greg Matthews
Greg Matthews has been with the USGS since 2008 and currently serves as the The National Map - Support Themes Lead in the Cartographic Data Services Office of the National Geospatial Program. Previous roles at the USGS include the Transportation National Partner Support Lead at NGTOC, Project Manager for The National Map Corps, and Applied Researcher in the Innovations Office.
Professional Experience
Project and Program Management
Partner Collaboration
GIS data Development and Acquistion
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
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...
Authors
Barbara S. Poore, Eric B. Wolf, Erin M. Korris, Jennifer L. Walter, Greg D. Matthews
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...
Authors
B. Wolf Eric, Barbara S. Poore, Holly K. Caro, Greg D. Matthews
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...
Authors
Eric B. Wolf, Greg D. Matthews, Kevin McNinch, Barbara S. Poore
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...
Authors
Barbara S. Poore, Eric B. Wolf, Erin M. Korris, Jennifer L. Walter, Greg D. Matthews
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...
Authors
B. Wolf Eric, Barbara S. Poore, Holly K. Caro, Greg D. Matthews
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...
Authors
Eric B. Wolf, Greg D. Matthews, Kevin McNinch, Barbara S. Poore