Position Description:  

The UMESC Geospatial Sciences & Technologies (GS&T) Branch provides geospatial support to the center and participates in two long term studies: Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) component of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration – Environmental Management Program (UMRR-EMP) and collaboration with the National Park Service to classify, describe, and map vegetation in over 270 national park units.  Sample tasks for this work include:

• Hydro-flatten LiDAR data for two Wisconsin counties
• Digitize aerial photography to support the LTRM component of the UMRR-EMP
• Create GIS maps of native freshwater mussels in the Upper Mississippi River
• Support several NPS vegetation mapping projects, including data mining and geodatabase development

Requirements: 

This position requires a bachelor's degree in Geography or a closely related field. A Master's degree is a plus. A minimum of one year experience using ESRI Software - ArcInfo and ArcMap - is required. Specialized knowledge of principles, methods, and techniques of GIS technology as well as the ability to solve complex GIS problems is a plus. Knowledge of the NPS Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP) is a plus.