description Lynn Usery Overview
USGS research cartographer who directed the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) and contributed to national mapping standards and geospatial research.
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What was Lynn Usery's role at the USGS?
E. Lynn Usery directed the U.S. Geological Survey's Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, known as CEGIS. His work connected that research program with national mapping projects such as The National Map [USGS](https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/e-lynn-usery).
What subjects did Lynn Usery research in cartography?
His research covered digital cartography, map projections, scale and resolution, image classification, temporal GIS, and geospatial semantics. USGS work associated with him also addressed geographic layers such as boundaries, hydrography, transportation, and elevation.
Did Lynn Usery work on automated topographic mapping?
Yes. The Association of American Geographers records that he worked at USGS from 1978 to 1988 on automated systems for producing printed topographic maps. He returned to USGS in 2005 and later developed the research program that led to CEGIS [AAG](https://www.aag.org/memorial/lynn-usery/).
What is CEGIS in relation to Lynn Usery?
CEGIS stands for Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, a USGS research center rather than a single map product. Usery served as its director and shaped research on GIS, map projections, and topographic mapping.
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