Geospatial Data Manager
Georgia Office
Phone: (770) 498-4155 ext. 111
Email: mtankersley@newsouthassoc.com
Wm. Matthew Tankersley has been with New South Associates since 2001 and serves the company as a Geospatial Data Manager. In his capacity as Geospatial Data Manager he assists in compiling and managing GIS data for New South projects. Prior to becoming Geospatial Data Manager, he worked at New South as an Archaeologist and GIS Specialist. Mr. Tankersley received his B.S. in Anthropology from the College of Charleston in 1998 and his M.A. in Historic Preservation from Georgia State University in 2008. Focusing his specialties on historic period archaeology, GIS, and historic architecture, he has more recently used his combined expertise on the Historic Streetcar Systems in Georgia context. Over the course of his career, Mr. Tankersley has conducted archaeological studies in the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico; in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana; and at Fort Heiman in Kentucky, as well as contributing to the fieldwork and subsequent report for the Charleston County Judicial Center Site in South Carolina.