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Marcelle Caturia

(she/her)

Marcelle Caturia is a Geographer with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) in Denver, Colorado, serving as a Dynamic Mapping Specialist on the Cartographic Applied Research Section (CARS) unit.

The CARS unit researches how to improve the cartographic design and functionality of USGS topographic mapping tools and products such as the topoBuilder application, OnDemand Topos, US Topos, and The National Map.

At the NGTOC, she has also served as the Markup Tools technical Point of Contact (POC) on the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Partner Support team, and conducted data editing with the Map Production Services and Geographic Names units. Her prior career experience includes designing web and print cartography for National Geographic Maps, conducting GIS/GPS data management and training with the Portland (Oregon) Metro Regional Government, teaching GIS/GPS courses at Portland Community College, and serving as a Software Product Engineer at ESRI Redlands. 

Education and Certifications

  • Master of Arts in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science, University of Colorado, Denver, 2018.

  • Master of Geographic Information Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2004.

  • Bachelor of Arts (Majors: Geography, French; Minor: Geology), University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1993.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Caturia M., Anthamatten P. (2019) Cartographic Examination of French Toponymic Spatial Patterns in the Mississippi River Basin. In: Brunn S., Kehrein R. (eds) Handbook of the Changing World Language Map. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73400-2_170-1

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Caturia M., Anthamatten P. (2019) Cartographic Examination of French Toponymic Spatial Patterns in the Mississippi River Basin. In: Brunn S., Kehrein R. (eds) Handbook of the Changing World Language Map. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73400-2_170-1

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.