Major Contributors to COMET-VR: Jill Schuler

Bio

For the last seven years Jill has been a key member of the Air Quality Modeling effort for NRCS working closely with scientists at Colorado State University, NREL.

Jill develops complex software applications for the WEB and GIS spatial applications providing innovative techniques and tools. She was instrumental in the development of the COMET-VR web interface. COMET-VR is a highly optimized, multi process; web interface developed using Microsoft VBScript (ASP), Microsoft SQL Server, PERL, PHP, Microsoft IIS and the Century Soil Organic Model executable.

Research projects

CASMGS
GEFSOC
C-STORE
Nebraska Biomass
IPCC Carbon Study
COMET-VR

Education:

1978	BFA. Cum Laude, University of Akron, Akron Ohio
1987	M. Sc. Certificate in Cartography, Grad. Student, Geography, University of Akron, Akron Ohio

Professional Experience:

1996-Present

NRCS, ITC, GIS Programmer/WEB Programmer, Fort Collins, CO

17 years of increasingly complex and progressive experience related to Geographic Information System/Remote Sensing and GIS application development. Skills include raster and vector GIS, OO Design, ArcObjects, AML, AVENUE, Visual Basic, VB script, Visual Basic for Applications, SQL, PERL. Current efforts on the COMET-VR WEB interface include:

· Creation of an intuitive and dynamic web application.

· Creation of a dynamic database application that significantly reduced the data storage and program access time.

· Creation of the web site design, imagery, and look and feel using HTML, XML, JAVASCRIPT, and StyleSheets.

· Development of the database access using ASP and ADO to collect information from the users in a series of organized steps.

· Creation of a fully personalized ASCII and XML user report.

· Development of an interface to the Century Server using XMLHTTP.

· Enhancement of the previous requirements to facilitate reporting of the model results using XML and EMAIL.

· Integration of the current site with the COLE forestry model.

· Development of customized programs in ARC/INFO AML, AVENUE, and Visual Basic to meet the needs of NRCS Air Quality staff and CSU scientists that facilitate the extractions of information from a variety of databases – outputting the information as maps or tabular databases.

1989 – 1996

USDA NRCS National Cartography and Geospatial Center, Fort Worth, TX

Geographic Information System Analyst and Trainer; Computer Mapping Supervisor; Geographic Information System Support

Publications:

Schuler, J., Brenner, J., Paustian, K., Ogle, S. 2003. Poster: Carbon Sequestration Assessment For U.S. Croplands, Pasturelands and Rangelands Based On Land Resource Regions, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Brenner, J., K. Paustian, G. Bluhm, J. Cipra, M. Easter, R. Foulk, K. Killian, R. Moore, J. Schuler, P. Smith, and S. Williams. 2002. Quantifying the change in greenhouse gas emissions due to natural resource conservation practice application in Nebraska. Final report to the Iowa Conservation Partnership. Final report to the Nebraska Conservation Partnership. Colorado State University Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Smith, P., J. Brenner, K. Paustian, G. Bluhm, J. Cipra, M. Easter, E.T. Elliott, K. Killian, D. Lamm, J. Schuler and S. Williams. 2002. Quantifying the change in greenhouse gas emissions due to natural resource conservation practice application in Indiana. Final report to the Indiana Conservation Partnership. Colorado State University Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA.