GIS Analyst
Office: Room 308, Agriculture C (Old Ag Building)
Phone: (307) 766-2751
FAX: (307) 766-2744
Email: mberends@uwyo.edu
Education
M.A. in Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, January 1994
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Cornell University, May 1992
Research Interests
Geographic Information Systems project design, implementation and documentation
Environmental and land-use planning GIS applications
Decision support systems
Current Projects
GIS Toolkit application development and hydrologic modeling to assist NEPA process for BLM field Offices
Wyoming Interagency Spatial Database Online Management (WISDOM) System for wildlife resources
Professional short course instructor for ArcGIS
Recent projects
FGDC Future Directions Initiative: Framework Standards Education Training Materials
Inland Cutthroat trout Protocol (ICP) integrated database design and user interface development
Wyoming Game and Fish Dept. Decision Support System application development
Certifications
CompTIA CTT+ certified technical trainer
Authorized ESRI instructor
ESRI Technical Certification at the ArcGIS Desktop Associate level
Classes
Taught
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems/Science
ESRI ArcGIS Desktop I, II and III short
courses
ArcGIS for Natural Resources Applications short course
Introduction to Metadata short course
Publications
Berendsen, M.E., Hamerlinck, J.D, Lanning, S.G. 2010. Developing NSDI Framework Data: ANSI Framework Data Content Standard Guidance Document. Federal Geographic Data Committee.
Berendsen, M.E., Hamerlinck, J.D. and Wayne, L. 2003. Framework and Strategies for Integrating Metadata Concepts with Geographic Information Science Curricula. Journal of Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Vol. 15:1.
