Christina L. Bell
Lead GIS Specialist
Biography
Christina joined the Center for GIS in 2008. She develops technical methodologies, designs cartographic products and interactive web mapping applications, creates technical documentation, and leads training workshops. She enjoys collaborating with CGIS鈥� development team in designing web applications, working with partners to visualize their data, and getting out in the field whenever possible.
Ongoing projects include web service development and collaborative design for the development of the Maryland Department of Health鈥檚 Environmental Public Health Tracking portal, collection and mapping of environmental and safety features for the Maryland Transit Administration鈥檚 TIGERS (Transit Integrated Environmental Reporting System) internal application, management of web and geoprocessing services for the Maryland Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Cover Crop Program, and data analysis and maintenance in support of the Maryland Defense Network.
Education
Christina holds a B.S. in environmental studies from Washington College and an M.S. in social science with a focus in geography from Towson University.
Personal
Outside of work, Christina stays quite active by hiking, biking, cooking, and seeing live music.
Fun Fact
What are two apps she can鈥檛 live without? AllTrails and iNaturalist
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