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GIS Internship for Emergency Management (Summer 2025)

NC Department of Public Safety
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Are you a college student (or recent college graduate) interested in a GIS internship for the Summer of 2025?  If so, continue reading to learn more about this exciting internship opportunity. 

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This posting is for a part time GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Summer Intern located within the Emergency Management Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS). This Internship is expected to start on May 19, 2025, and last for 10 weeks, ending on July 25, 2024. The work schedule part time, up to 30 hours per week (Monday- Friday 8am-5pm. The rate of pay is $18.00 per hour.

This project will give the intern a better understanding of how the N.C. Department of Public Safety, N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM) and state government utilize geographic information systems (GIS) to track spatial data for the locations of buildings and structures in NC.

NCEM’s original building footprint dataset was created in 2010 but almost a million buildings have been created, modified or removed since. NCEM now has a composite building footprint dataset with over five million records that we need to Quality control. The intern(s) will assist the GIS section with the collection, creation, deletion, and quality control of geospatial date, using ArcGIS Pro.
 
Specific duties will include:

  • Reviewing aerial imagery and confirming the mapping of building footprints.
  • Editing the NC Statewide Risk building footprint dataset is the main focus of this project.
  • Utilizing orthophotography and reference data to create/edit/modify spatial building footprint polygons for new structures.
  • Working with NCEM’s GIS section to improve building data analysis and attribution within the existing Risk database schema.

College Transcript(s) is required.  Please attach an unofficial transcript(s) to be considered for this position. 

Please Note: The selected intern will need to provide a letter of recommendation from a professional reference or college advisor/professor.