Matthew Rodgers has about 20 years of experience providing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services to clients in engineering, government, and academic research. He has used GIS to analyze, interpret and present spatial data in a wide range of applications, including flood risk, damage causation, demographic profiles, disease prevalence and cartographic visualization. Matthew’s expertise includes spatial investigation and analysis of natural disaster–related events including flooding, hurricanes, hail, and tornadoes. He utilizes a wide variety of nationwide data sources, including from governmental organizations and private firms, to develop maps for cause and origin assessments as well as flood zone determinations. Reporting is enhanced using updated orthographic and oblique aerial photography, as well as historical imagery, to represent the vicinity around a project location close to the date of loss.

Prior to joining Halliwell, Matthew provided mapping services at the SC Department of Transportation. At SC DOT, he developed a process to convert road closure data from an internal system into a format available for public dissemination during disasters in 2015 and 2016. While at USC, he automated processing of large spatial datasets for public health research.