About Andrew Toepfer

Using map feature data designed for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and environmental assessments and reports, Andrew Toepfer creates custom maps for landscape based depictions of forest, farm and other properties.

The map overlays are varied including ortho photo and other ground-based imagery, point, line and polygon features to represent objects or areas on the ground and raster grid files representing elevations, ground cover and other attributes.

Compiled, symbolized and labeled, each map is unique, designed to provide the user with a tool to learn about the landscape, for project planning, landscape analysis, resource management and more.

In order to understand the project property, Andrew conducts research on surveys and deeds, following up with field work to establish inventories and base line documentation, which can stand alone as documentation reports or serve to augment the final maps.

2011: Started Andrew Toepfer Natural Resource Mapping and Cartographic Services, a private consulting service to provide high quality resource-based GIS maps to non-profits and private clients.

2003 - present:  On the Board of Directors for the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association, an all-volunteer community-based land trust in southeastern Vermont.  Responsibilities include creating and implementing the land management plans for multiple land parcels in the 1800+ acre nature reserve.

2000 – 2002:  Adjunct professor at Antioch New England Graduate School, developed and taught a natural resource-based course in GIS.

1999- 2005:  Employed at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science and worked to develop a program for high school educators based on community mapping and GIS.

1999:   Received Master of Science Degree in Resource Management and Administration from Antioch New England Graduate School.

1994 - present: Town (Athens, VT) appointed commissioner to the Windham Regional Commission, serve on the Natural Resources Committee.

1998 - 1999: Worked with the Orton Family Foundation to develop ways to integrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping into offices of small towns in Vermont.