Xan Fredericks, GISP
U.S. Geological Survey
National Map Liaison
Tallahassee, FL
Xan Fredericks, GISP works with the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program User Engagement Office as the National Map Liaison to Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. She is also a member of the USGS Geospatial Information Response Team and the Chair of the USGS Lidar User Group. Xan works to help people, from USGS scientists and the Nation's residents to a variety of agencies and entities, discover and coordinate geospatial data to empower location intelligence through outreach, collaboration, and data visualization. She is a GISCI-certified GIS Professional and serves on the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Board of Directors, as well as the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Florida Region Past President. Xan earned a BS in Marine Science-Geology from Eckerd College and an MGIS from Penn State University.