MoRAP - University of Missouri
4200 New Haven Road
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 876-1834
morapwebmaster@missouri.edu
Dyanna Pursell
GIS Technician
(573) 441-2795
purselld@missouri.edu
Introduction
Dyan began working at MoRAP as a student in the fall of 2004. She officially joined the MoRAP staff on a full-time basis the following year. She recently finished working with MoDOT, SHPO/DNR and USFS on the GIS Capture of Missouri Archaeologic Surveys and Sites project. Her duties as project lead included data collection and analysis, overseeing work done by student workers, and digitizing archaeological surveys and sites. Dyan is currently assisting with Texas Ecological Systems Classification-Phase 3, Assessment of Natural Resources and Water Conditions for various parks for the National Park Service, and the Human Threat Indices for EPA Region 7. She also helps in the recruitment of student workers.
Background
Dyan received both her Bachelors (History, 2000) & Masters degrees (Geography, 2004) from the University of Missouri-Columbia while working full time for the MU Libraries. Her studies focused on GIS technologies and navigation. Her Masters research project was a web-based program called "Help Me Find My Book", designed to run with the MU Libraries catalog to assist patrons with locating desired materials within Ellis Library. Her program is currently in use at the library.