A boar of about 260 pounds near Pecan Island, Louisiana, with LOTEK tracking collar attached and ready for release.
Stephen B Hartley
Stephen Hartley is a Geographer at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Stephen Hartley is responsible for the installation, configuration, and overall maintenance of software, hardware, and networking for geographic information system operations. His specific duties include managing and coordinating GIS projects, performing image analysis, developing prototype GIS products, troubleshooting, quality control, personnel management and training, and interacting with clients. Hartley serves as WARC's GAP coordinator for Louisiana. He is one of the Center's certified UAS pilots.
Education and Certifications
M.S., Geology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2000
B.S., Geology, Louisiana Tech, 1985
Science and Products
Geospatial Analysis and Data Collection along the U.S. – Mexico Border
Mapping Avian Habitat for the Gulf Coast Joint Venture
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Capabilities to Help Identify Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) and the effects of Salvinia weevil (Cyrtogagous salviniae)
Identification of Hydrologic Controls on Coastal Spartina patens Marshes and Optimal Hydrological Conditions for Sustainable Mottled Duck Habitat
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Capabilities to Help Identify Hummock-Hollow Formation and Fragmentation in Critical Marsh Habitat for Mottled Ducks
USGS Technical Support for Coastal/Wetlands Ecology: Spatial Analysis and Application for the Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GCP LCC)
Past and Future Modeling of Ecological Indicators for the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Mapping Fresh, Intermediate, Brackish and Saline Marshes in the North Central Gulf of Mexico Coast to Inform Future Projections
Orthomosaic and Digital Terrain Model for CRMS sites 0224 and 3166
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge Texas: Using drone acquired 2019 imagery to classify sudden dieback vegetation in Coastal TX wetlands
Baseline High Resolution Land Cover Map for the Mainstem Klamath River Corridor Downstream of Iron Gate Dam, Klamath River, CA, 2018
Vegetation Types in Coastal Louisiana in 2021 (ver. 2.0, April 2023)
Coastal wetland vegetation and elevation data characterizing a Sudden Vegetation Dieback event in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in 2019
Western Gulf Coastal Plain Louisiana Land Use and Land Cover ground truth observations from 2016 to 2017
Salvinia/weevil case study: Using drones to monitor weevil propagation in Salvinia aquatics (ver. 2.0, August 2023)
Local and landscape-scale data describing patterns of coastal wetland loss in the Texas Chenier Plain, U.S.A.
UAS imagery acquisition for McFaddin NWR and J.D. Murphree WMA acquired fall 2017
Grassland priority rankings model for the Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana
Grassland quality and pollinator habitat potential in Southwest Louisiana
High resolution landcover for the Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana
Delineation of marsh types from Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, to Perdido Bay, Alabama, in 2010
Vegetation types in coastal Louisiana in 2013
Modified Methodology for Projecting Coastal Louisiana Land Changes over the Next 50 Years
A boar of about 260 pounds near Pecan Island, Louisiana, with LOTEK tracking collar attached and ready for release.
U.S. Geological Survey Mississippi River Science Forum—Summary of data and science needs and next steps
Extreme precipitation and flooding contribute to sudden vegetation dieback in a coastal salt marsh
Predicting functional responses in agro-ecosystems from animal movement data to improve management of invasive pests
Quantifying hydrologic controls on local- and landscape-scale indicators of coastal wetland loss
Using UAS capabilities to help identify hummock-hollow formation and fragmentation in critical marsh habitat (Spartina patens) for mottled ducks in southeast Texas
Expectations of Maurepas Swamp response to a river reintroduction, Louisiana
Climate and plant controls on soil organic matter in coastal wetlands
Quantifying drivers of wild pig movement across multiple spatial and temporal scales
Performance measures for a Mississippi River reintroduction into the forested wetlands of Maurepas Swamp
Delineation of marsh types and marsh-type change in coastal Louisiana for 2007 and 2013
Macroclimatic change expected to transform coastal wetland ecosystems this century
Contact heterogeneities in feral swine: implications for disease management and future research
Science and Products
Geospatial Analysis and Data Collection along the U.S. – Mexico Border
Mapping Avian Habitat for the Gulf Coast Joint Venture
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Capabilities to Help Identify Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) and the effects of Salvinia weevil (Cyrtogagous salviniae)
Identification of Hydrologic Controls on Coastal Spartina patens Marshes and Optimal Hydrological Conditions for Sustainable Mottled Duck Habitat
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Capabilities to Help Identify Hummock-Hollow Formation and Fragmentation in Critical Marsh Habitat for Mottled Ducks
USGS Technical Support for Coastal/Wetlands Ecology: Spatial Analysis and Application for the Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GCP LCC)
Past and Future Modeling of Ecological Indicators for the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Mapping Fresh, Intermediate, Brackish and Saline Marshes in the North Central Gulf of Mexico Coast to Inform Future Projections
Orthomosaic and Digital Terrain Model for CRMS sites 0224 and 3166
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge Texas: Using drone acquired 2019 imagery to classify sudden dieback vegetation in Coastal TX wetlands
Baseline High Resolution Land Cover Map for the Mainstem Klamath River Corridor Downstream of Iron Gate Dam, Klamath River, CA, 2018
Vegetation Types in Coastal Louisiana in 2021 (ver. 2.0, April 2023)
Coastal wetland vegetation and elevation data characterizing a Sudden Vegetation Dieback event in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in 2019
Western Gulf Coastal Plain Louisiana Land Use and Land Cover ground truth observations from 2016 to 2017
Salvinia/weevil case study: Using drones to monitor weevil propagation in Salvinia aquatics (ver. 2.0, August 2023)
Local and landscape-scale data describing patterns of coastal wetland loss in the Texas Chenier Plain, U.S.A.
UAS imagery acquisition for McFaddin NWR and J.D. Murphree WMA acquired fall 2017
Grassland priority rankings model for the Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana
Grassland quality and pollinator habitat potential in Southwest Louisiana
High resolution landcover for the Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana
Delineation of marsh types from Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, to Perdido Bay, Alabama, in 2010
Vegetation types in coastal Louisiana in 2013
Modified Methodology for Projecting Coastal Louisiana Land Changes over the Next 50 Years
A boar of about 260 pounds near Pecan Island, Louisiana, with LOTEK tracking collar attached and ready for release.
A boar of about 260 pounds near Pecan Island, Louisiana, with LOTEK tracking collar attached and ready for release.