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James R. Anderson, Jr.
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Jim Anderson is the Director of FREAC. He has been with FREAC since 1974. Working with the Florida Department of Transportation on a series of urban area transportation maps was his first project with FREAC. This led to a heavy involvement in cartographic projects which have included the production of several atlases including the Atlas of Florida and the Water Resources Atlas of Florida. Today, in addition to his administrative duties, he maintains the interest in cartography which has led to involvement in projects utilizing geographic information systems, Internet map development, and the development of map related educational materials.
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Louis (Lou) Cross III
Lou Cross has been with FREAC since 1997 and directs the cartography and graphic design services efforts within the Center. Lou's interests include graphic design for print and digital media, cartography, GIS and web site development. Lou is responsible for design, production and management of creative projects within the center. Currently Lou is working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to develop and standardize the graphic promotion of nature-based recreation on Florida's Wildlife Management Areas. He serves as Executive Director to the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) and is a charter member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).
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Dan Hipes
Dan Hipes is Associate Director of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) within FREAC. FNAI moved from the Nature Conservancy to FSU in July 2001 where it had established a stellar reputation for developing and maintaining the Conservation Lands database for the state of Florida, and conducting plant and animal inventories. This work continues and their activities have been integrated into FREAC where joint interests such as geographic information system use and digital spatial data collection can be further expanded. Dan has specialized interests in land management and conservation, fire ecology, and sandhill community ecology.
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Stephen W. Hodge
Stephen Hodge has been with FREAC since 1984. He is the principal researcher in Geographic Information Systems. In addition to his GIS expertise, he has interests in Internet Mapping, Land Surveying, and databases. Stephen has worked extensively with state and federal agencies developing GIS applications and assembling spatial data layers. FREAC is a depository for large amounts of digital data collected by other agencies and this data is utilized in ongoing projects and formatted to meet the needs of interested users. In addition to project work, Stephen is a valuable source of information through FREAC's ongoing efforts to provide technical assistance to state and local governments.
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Dean K. Jue
Dean Jue has been with FREAC since 1987. Dean has interests in geographic information systems, public libraries, web mapping, environmental mapping, environmental assessment and analysis, decision support tools, and public policy analysis. His recent research has centered on the development of a national digital basemap of public libraries. He is currently managing a project for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that will develop a comprehensive website to provide information, data, and decision support tools for making planning decisions within the Apalachicola River basin.
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Gary R. Knight
Gary Knight is the Director of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory Program (FNAI) within FREAC. FNAI moved from the Nature Conservancy to FSU in July 2001 where it had established a stellar reputation for developing and maintaining the Conservation Lands database for the state of Florida, and conducting plant and animal inventories. This work continues and their activities have been integrated into FREAC where joint interests such as geographic information system use and digital spatial data collection can be further expanded.
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Peter A. Krafft
Peter Krafft has been with FREAC since 1980. His primary area of responsibility is cartography. This includes the production of maps for faculty publications, state and federal agency mapping needs, and the preparation of graphics for FREAC generated publications such as the Atlas of Florida and the Water Resources Atlas of Florida. He also is responsible for the distribution of census, flood prone and wetlands maps.
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David E. LaHart
Dave LaHart is the Director of the Energy and Environmental Alliance, a program within FREAC. Dave has been with FREAC since 1992. He has been instrumental in the design, development, and field-testing of instructional materials. He has designed and conducted K-12 teacher workshops that integrate inquiry strategies, science and reading; content-rich environmental science activities and the use of technology in science classrooms. He is currently involved in the development of a DVD on wildland fire and the creation of a web-site that focuses attention on the role of wildland fire in the sage-steppe ecosystem.
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Daniel S. Meisen - Retired
Dan Meisen directed the Public Land Research Program within FREAC. He was with FREAC since 1986. Tony Roberts has taken over the Public Land Research Program.
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Beverly C. Renard
Beverly Renard has recently joined FREAC as a research associate. She brings experience in geographic information systems, graphic design, and statistical analysis of data. She also has interests in teacher education, website development, migration, and population geography. She has been active in the Florida Geographic Alliance and has conducted numerous workshops for teachers.
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Anthony K. (Tony) Roberts
Tony Roberts directs the Public Land Research Program within FREAC and has been with the center since 1991. During his tenure he has been an integral part in developing and producing the Public Lands Inventory for the State of Florida. This involves the production of the annual Public Lands Inventory and related research projects. One of the resources produced through the PLI project is a collection of data from Florida's 67 county property appraisers published into an annual report and web site. In addition to the formal listing, Tony has done work in mapping these parcels and determining what their best use might be based on defined physical and cultural criteria.
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Georgianna Strode
Georgianna Strode is one of the principal programmers for FREAC working in the area of interactive mapping and the delivery of data via the Internet. She has been with FREAC since 1983. She is also involved in the delivery and formatting of digital data to outside users. The evolution of the Land Boundary Information System (LABINS) website over the years can be primarily attributed to her efforts.
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