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Iowa Department of Administrative Services GIS Intern in Ames, Iowa
GIS Intern
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GIS Intern
Salary
$16.46 Hourly
Location
Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA
Job Type
Internship
Job Number
25-02124
Agency
645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Opening Date
01/31/2025
Closing Date
2/28/2025 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
#LI-DNP
Point of Contact
Shawn Blaesing, shawn.blaesing@iowadot.us
Job Description
The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking a GIS intern to work directly with our department’s GIS Coordinator in our Maintenance Bureau.
Student must be located in Iowa during the work period hired for, and able to report to the Ames, IA location on a regular basis (no relocation funding will be provided). Student must be actively enrolled in a 2- or 4-year university (recent graduates are not eligible).
The GIS Coordinator in the Maintenance Bureau supports spatial data collection and maintenance efforts for central maintenance and the maintenance field offices. The Coordinator works on the Geospatial Coordination Committee and supports bureaus that do not currently have GIS staff. The Maintenance GIS intern will directly assist the GIS Coordinator as needed with ongoing GIS and data activities in the following areas:
Review and evaluation of GPS tablet data for quality
Maintenance and development of the bureau-based GIS data, metadata, web-services and web-maps
Collecting data using imagery of assets such as guardrail, attenuators, etc…
Assisting with the development of basic ArcGIS Pro desktop, tablet training, webinar recording, and web map training materials
Development and maintenance of paper map series for DOT staff
Creating new databases and entering information from paper documents
Preparation of new geodatabases for use with ESRI FieldMaps, Survey123, QuickCapture apps
Documenting and maintaining records on data processing procedures
Conducting digital and paper document research
Collecting field data using Survey123, FieldMaps, QuickCapture applications on an IPad
Development of ArcGIS Dashboards, Storymaps, etc.
Evaluating new tools for field data collection, analysis, etc.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Currently enrolled students in a degree program at an accredited educational institution.
Employer
State of Iowa
Agency
645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Address
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa, 50010
Website
https://iowadot.gov/careers/
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