1. INTERN PROJECT / SKILL SET
SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2015
CITY OF ROSENBERG – GIS
Project: The City isinthe processof a major projectto create highlyaccurate GIS data forits Water
Distribution,SanitarySewer,andStormSewernetworks. Jacobwasprimarilyinvolvedinassistingwith
thisproject.
Skills/ Tasks preformed:
1. Creating,editing,andmaintainingGISdatawithinestablisheddatasets.
2. QAQC– preformingqualityassurance/ qualitycontrol procedures,duringandaftereditingof
data.
3. Practical experience readingandinterpretingutilityinfrastructureplans(engineeringplans).
4. Fieldcollection/verificationtechniques,includinguse of GPS.
5. Post-processingof GPSdata and general understandingof datum, projection,and
transformations asrelatedtothe project(conversionbetweenWGS84and NAD83).
Specificpractical experience:
1. Editingvectordata inthe ArcGIS 10.x environment.
2. Georeferencingscannedpaperdocuments inordertodigitize information.
3. Use of Trimble Geo7x GPS unit.
4. Basic fieldcollectionof datawithArcPAD10.x software (onGPS unit).
5. Postprocessingof collected GPSdatawithTrimble Positionsadd-intoArcMAPfor (theoretical)
sub-meteraccuracy.
In additiontothe above practical tasksand skills. Jacobreceivedbrief instructionin,andpractical
exerciseswiththe followingtaskswithinthe ArcGISsuite of software:
1. Data design/creation(schema)
2. Creationandpractical usesof Geodatabase topology
3. Creationandpractical usesof Geometricnetworks
A total of 67 hoursof workwas performedduringthisinternship.
Paul M. Jones Cory Vardaman
GIS Administrator GIS Technician
Cityof Rosenberg –GIS Cityof Rosenberg –GIS
(832) 595-3993 (832) 595-3996