Bruce Fisher
B.S Geography, 1979, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
1980-2008 Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Water Science Center, Portland, Oregon (Retired)
.Specialties: Hydrography, Geographic Information Systems, Water Use, Cartography, Database Development, Computer Modeling.
2018-2020 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Environmental and Historic Preservation: Environmental Compliance Review Specialist. (Reservist)
Memberships: Oregon Geographic Names Board, Advisor 1994-2008, Member 2009-present. President, 2017-present.
Council of Geographic Names Authorities, Executive Board Member 2017-present.
Author's Entries
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George Davidson (1825–1911)
The Oregon Coast is replete with promontory capes, haystack rocks, inlets and coves, and large bays. George Davidson, a geodesist and hydrographer with the United States Coast Survey (today’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), mapped many of those features and gave them their names. His precise work in astronomy led …
Oregon Encyclopedia
