Geographic Information System (GIS) Intern

About the role

Students must be located in Central Iowa during the work period hired for and able to be onsite most of the time at the Ames, Iowa duty location (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 staff at the Iowa DOT support multiple efforts so a GIS intern will directly assist the GIS staff as needed with ongoing GIS and data activities potentially 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 mobile applications
• 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, Experience Builder applications, etc.
• Evaluating new tools for field data collection, analysis, etc.
• Leveraging python or arcade to support data processing and customization

Currently enrolled student in a degree program at an accredited educational institution.