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City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management · 4 months ago

GIS Intern – Parcel & Data Integrity Support

Atlanta, GA, United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$17/hr - $17/hr

2+ years exp

The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management is seeking a GIS Intern to support the Department of Parks and Recreation’s geospatial initiatives. The intern will assist with data creation, editing, validation, and documentation while gaining hands-on experience with various GIS tools and contributing to environmental stewardship and planning efforts across Atlanta's park system.

GovernmentOffice AdministrationWater

Responsibilities

Identify priority areas for park expansion to increase park acreage and improve access for underserved populations

Edit and validate parcel boundaries using ArcGIS Pro and high-resolution imagery

Support parcel fabric creation, topology rules and record-driven editing

Perform QA/QC checks to ensure spatial data accuracy, completeness, and consistency

Digitize park assets, recreation sites, natural areas, invasive species and coordinate geometry (COGO) from imagery and official documents to create or update layers

Assess tree canopy coverage across parks, city property and ROW segments

Support tree planting prioritization through spatial analysis and mapping

Compile and organize legislation, deeds, surveys, joint use agreements, and other official documents in SharePoint, ensuring consistent filenames and folder structure, review and organize archived plan rolls

Contribute to interactive maps, dashboards, and ArcGIS Hub content

Prepare metadata and documentation for authoritative data publication

Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and professional development

May perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

ArcGIS ProArcGIS OnlineGeospatial data formatsSpatial analysisInterest in urban planningAttention to detailOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration