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Job Summary: Incumbent provides general and technical support services as necessary for maintenance and support of the Scott County Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Primary responsibilities include the following for GIS: updating digital cadastral database, editing existing parcels, mapping new subdivisions and surveys, providing map production and creation of reports, maintaining spatial datasets and databases. For election systems: maintaining electronic poll books; training election officials on use of electronic poll books; preparing various items of election data for production of ballots and programming of election tabulators and voter assistance terminals.

1) 2014 Summer Opportunities: Yosemite National Park, CA These four summer positions involve a complete remeasurement of the 25.6 ha Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot, located near Crane Flat in old-growth sugar pine/white fir forest. The plot burned at generally low to moderate severity in the 2013 Rim Fire. Tasks include revisiting each tree and snag; recording mortalities, ingrowth, and newly fallen wood; measuring scorch and snag heights; and mapping shrub patches, down CWD and areas of the forest floor that did not burn. Other tasks include measuring fuel consumption along fixed transects, installing and measuring dendrometers, and collecting data from associated instrumentation. Mortality checks require hatchet use. Staff will supervise students and volunteers. Qualifications: Previous experience taking vegetation research data, working safely in challenging environments, and following complex data collection protocols is required. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to so...

NASA announced NASA’s DEVELOP Summer 2013 Internship Program for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or Remote Sensing. This is a paid 10-week internship program located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California that begins June 3, 2012 (for semester system) or June 17 (for quarter system). Student teams research NASA science capabilities relevant to community concerns, create and complete projects using remote sensing and GIS techniques, and create advanced computer generated visualizations demonstrating research results. The activities are student-led, with mentors from NASA and partner organizations. Students of all majors are welcome to apply! Please see the attached flyer. A stipend will be provided for selected students. Student housing options are also available on-site. Attached is a flyer to post in your department. Please feel free to forward this email to any other department or people you think ...