Doug Newcomb has a BS in Geography from the University of Illinois (CU) and an MA in Geography from the University of NC (CH). Doug has spent the past 34 years at different positions in the US. Department of The Interior and is currently a Cartographer at the USFWS Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office. Doug is a heavy user of open source geospatial software and is a charter member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.