Central Forestry & Horticulture
Intern for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation cares for approximately 2.5 million trees in the five boroughs of New York City. Five hundred thousand of these trees line the streets, with the remaining trees growing in parks. Central Forestry & Horticulture is responsible for citywide urban forestry and horticulture initiatives including street tree planting, landscape, garden enhancement contracts, the Tree Trust, and horticulture education programs. It pilots innovative planning technology using GIS and other mapping systems and oversees nurseries and greenhouses.
JOB DESCRIPTION
This is an internship position to work with the Central Forestry & Horticulture GIS unit. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in careers in GIS and environmental management. The interns will create, maintain and analyze GIS data of New York City's urban forest. They will assist in analysis of remote sensing imagery, collection and processing of GPS data. In addition, they will map street tree planting locations for field use and prepare analytic reports and cartographic products.
QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL SKILLS/AREAS OF STUDY
• Minimum college sophomore standing with an interest in urban forestry and/or GIS. Preference will be given to students in environmental science, forestry or biology.
• Applicants for this position should have minimum college sophomore standing with an interest in urban forestry and/or GIS. Preferences will be given to students in environmental science, forestry or biology. Familiarity with spreadsheets/tabular data formats as found in Excel, Quattro or Access, data collection/analysis, ArcView or other GIS software is required. Familiarity with data collection and post-processing using Pathfinder GPS is useful.
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Posted February, 2006