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MoRAP Staff: C. Diane True
GIS Coordinator
(573) 441-2794
truecd@missouri.edu
Introduction
As GIS Coordinator, Diane mainly functions as technical consultant and production manager. She works with the various MoRAP agencies to iron out the technical details for projects and writes programs to simplify the data development process. Once the standard operating procedures have been developed, she trains others and updates the processes as necessary. Diane also coordinates among and between the respective MoRAP agencies by initiating Technical Committee meetings and special sub-committee meetings as needed. However, she endeavors to find time to produce artful maps whenever possible.
Background
Diane first became interested in geography when she was teaching history and earth science in Texas. She attended a summer program for teachers presented by the National Geographic Society at Texas A&M University. This encouraged her to work on a masters degree in geography at TAMU (thesis: A Comparison of Land Use/Land Cover and Water Quality of the Navasota River Basin, Texas). A Digital Image Processing class piqued her interest in computers and geography, and she started a summer job at the Mapping Sciences Laboratory (http://www-msl.tamu.edu) as a GIS Technician. The next year she became leader of a fire hazard mapping project for the Texas Forest Service. A few years - and several projects - later, MoRAP offered her a dream job.
Projects
Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region Assessment
Central Hardwoods Land Type Associations
Eastern Tallgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region
Elk Reintroduction Feasibility Study
Forestry Infomart
GIS Capture of Missouri Archaeology Surveys and Sites
Inland Sensitivity Atlas
Landform Modeling
Oklahoma Current Vegetation Mapping
SEMA Project
Texas Ecological Systems Classification
Use of Enduring Features to Inform Conservation Actions in Relation to Climate Change
Posters
Publications
A gap analysis and comprehensive conservation strategy for riverine ecosystems in Missouri
A Gap Analysis for Riverine Ecosystems of Missouri
An ecoregion-based conservation assessment and conservation opportunity area inventory for the Lower Midwestern USA
An ecoregion-based conservation assessment for EPA Region 7
Conservation opportunity area assessment: providing ecological context and understandable products for natural resource managers
Conservation ranking of watersheds versus Land Type Associations using remotely sensed land cover data
Delineating focus areas for bird conservation in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region
Development of Conservation Focus Area Models for EPA Region 7
Distribution of Ashe juniper forests in the Central Texas Hill Country in relation of abioitic site type
Distribution of Junipers Woodlands in Central Texas in relation to general abiotic site type
Ecological land type association modeling for East Texas
Ecoregion-based Forest Gap Analysis and Target Conservation Protection Areas: A Methodology, Pilot Project, and Delivery via Arc Internet Map Server
Evaluation of NatureServe's Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Existing vegetation type modeling and map for Central and East Texas
Forest fragmentation: using new technologies to develop and deliver for practical use by land managers
Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis) in Bastrop County, Texas: Need for protection multiple subpopulations
Influence of targets and assessment region size on perceived conservation priorities
MoRAP - an interagency partnership
Regional priorities for conservation of rare species in Texas
The aquatic component of Gap Analysis: A Missouri Prototype
The Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership (MoRAP)
Using NatureServe Information to Assess Farm Bill Practice Effects on At-risk Species and Habitats