WELCOME
The National Geospatial Development Center (NGDC) supports the natural resource business needs of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service through the innovative use of GIS and other technology tools. We are responsible for the use, application, and integration of geo-technology tools to support and expand the efficient delivery of NRCS programs, with an emphasis on resource inventory and mapping activities. The center works closely with NRCS staff at field, state, and national offices, other federal
agencies, university researchers, and the private sector to achieve these goals.
The NGDC was established in 2004 by congressional earmark as a collaboration of the NRCS and West Virginia University (WVU). We are located on the WVU campus in downtown Morgantown. Our personnel include NRCS and WVU staff, contractors, and WVU undergraduate and graduate students.
News
Congratulations to our NGDC student employees graduating this December! Corry Calderone has accepted a position as a soil scientist with NRCS in South Carolina. Luke Stull will begin working for Consolidation Coal next month. Kris DeNardi and Taylor Callison will begin graduate studies in the Fall of 2008. The staff at NGDC would like to convey our thanks to these students and offer them best wishes for a bright future.