This collection highlights a range of cartographic and GIS projects I’ve developed in support of planning, resource management, and storytelling across the National Park Service and international initiatives. The examples demonstrate a balance between technical precision and creative design from LiDAR and elevation analyses supporting facility planning and cultural resource assessments, to StoryMaps and public facing graphics that communicate complex spatial information to diverse audiences. Each project reflects a commitment to clarity, collaboration, and purpose-driven mapping—whether refining management zones, facilitating live participatory GIS sessions in Brazil and Palau, or producing map products that align with National Park Service cartographic standards and planning objectives.
Resex Marinha de Soure
I participated in a NPS field assignment to Resex Marinha de Soure, Brazil, to train local staff on the advantages of using GIS for protected area management. During the visit, I facilitated a live participatory mapping session in which management areas were delineated collaboratively with park staff and community input. GIS editing and data refinement were conducted in real time based on feedback from local staff. Extensive communication and coordination ensured the resulting maps met management needs and supported local decision-making. The map shown here illustrates the seasonal crab migration—a key component of the region’s subsistence economy.
Ngardok Nature Reserve
This map illustrates the management zones developed during the Palau Sustainable Tourism Plan. As a member of the project team, I traveled to Palau at the request of local staff to provide on-site GIS and cartographic support. I served as the primary author of the maps included in the final plan document and developed the accompanying public-facing StoryMap to communicate project outcomes and spatial context. All images presented in this StoryMap were photographed and curated by me.
Manzanar National Historic Site
Developed a comprehensive suite of maps incorporating all readily available spatial data for the park as part of the National Park Service’s Park Atlas initiative. The project aimed to produce both static map posters and interactive web maps to support planning and decision-making. At the time, the NPS utilized Geocortex as its web mapping platform before transitioning to ArcGIS Online. As a core team member leading this Servicewide initiative, I developed over 60 park atlases and contributed to the management of more than 400 across the National Park System. Each park atlas required extensive data mining, creation, and editing to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Canyonlands National Park
Developed a simplified map figure for a PowerPoint presentation, emphasizing management zones through color differentiation while minimizing ancillary map elements. Applied displaced representation cartography techniques to effectively represent coincident or overlapping areas within the dataset.
Everglades National Park
Wilderness Stewardship Plan
Provided cartographic and spatial analysis support for a range of deliverables, from PowerPoint map figures, large-format open house posters, webmaps and a StoryMap. The StoryMap was used during various phases of the project to share project updates to the public and stakeholders. Responsibilities included editing and refining datasets based on interdisciplinary team feedback, and integrating considerations for both cultural and natural resource sensitivities.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Design Concept Plan
Utilized LiDAR-derived elevation data and sea level rise projections to visualize potential inundation scenarios in relation to proposed management concepts and strategies. Served as a key GIS contributor during interdisciplinary design charrettes, collaborating closely with landscape architects to identify optimal building site locations and inform resilient design decisions.
Petroglyph National Monument
General Management Plan
Conducted comprehensive QA/QC of all spatial datasets used in the project. Performed elevation-based analyses to identify potential areas of archaeological resource sensitivity. Refined management zone delineations through multiple editing iterations informed by interdisciplinary team feedback.
Amache National Historic Site
Foundation Document
Developed this map for inclusion in the park’s Foundation Document (see map on page two). Implemented a complex labeling strategy to ensure consistency, hierarchy, and legibility across multiple feature classes.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Special Resource Study
Developed a large-format map poster for public open house meetings. Map components were produced in ArcGIS Pro, photographs were standardized for visual consistency in Adobe Photoshop, and final layout and design were completed in Adobe Illustrator.
Minuteman National Historical Park
Strategic Facility Investment Plan
Applied GIS to support development of a strategic facility investment plan for the park. Conducted extensive field verification to locate and validate assets listed in tabular inventories. Integrated spatial data with the park’s asset management tables to visualize facilities by key National Park Service condition metrics. Produced both web-based and static maps to support analysis and decision-making.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Trail Management Plan
Employed GIS to develop the final alternative for the Comprehensive Land and River Trails Plan. Conducted spatial analyses during the NEPA process to assess potential impacts to cultural and natural resources. Produced over 30 static map products ranging from PowerPoint figures to large-format posters for public open house meetings. Developed interactive web maps to facilitate internal communication and decision-making. Created and iteratively refined an ArcGIS StoryMap to convey plan outcomes, progress, and key milestones to stakeholders.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Foundation Document
This map represents a one-off product designed to provide a clean, simple depiction of the park units at various scales. It demonstrates adherence to National Park Service cartographic standards for design, symbology, and layout consistency.
NPS Denver Service Center
Remote Worker Locations
Developed a creative map illustrating the spatial relationship between park units and the distribution of remote staff locations. Designed for inclusion in a PowerPoint presentation, the map emphasized visual clarity and rapid audience comprehension. Analysis required creating equal sized hexagons for the map extent and symbolized by number of remote workers per hexagon.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
General Management Plan
This map required extensive research into property boundaries to accurately represent land ownership within the park. The project presented challenges in determining an effective layout that accommodated the park’s geographically dispersed areas while maintaining appropriate scales for publication. Symbology was developed in collaboration with park staff, reflecting close coordination and communication among team members throughout the mapping process.
Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program
Newsletter
This map represents an example where I was given greater creative flexibility in design and production. The map was created in ArcGIS Pro, with accompanying graphs generated in Excel and refined in Adobe Illustrator. Final layout and composition were completed in Adobe Illustrator to achieve a polished, publication-quality result.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
General Management Plan
The primary challenge in developing these maps was effectively depicting the complex relationships between marshlands, water features, and adjacent management polygons. Extensive data editing was undertaken to ensure spatial accuracy and visual legibility. Significant coordination and iterative refinement with the project team were required to accurately define and represent the management areas.