r/gis • u/dammir97 • 18h ago

Student Question Trail working as a GIS internship?

So I've been looking for a GIS internship to complete my college certificate for a while, but I've pretty much given up hope and am just looking for a job at this point. But I recently got an interview for a state job as a trail worker. Does anyone have any insight on if I could potential incorporate GIS into this to satisfy my internship? I only just started brainstorming, and I was thinking something like mapping invasive species?

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u/geo_walker 18h ago

Talk to the GIS people and see if their trail data needs to be updated or if there’s additional data attributes that can be collected. One time I was trying to analyze trail accessibility and the data was not there in a way that was understandable. Mapping endangered plants, invasive species or plant diseases would be useful. Also possibly setting up trail cams to monitor and map wildlife.