Geographic Imagery Program Intern

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT):

The Indiana Office of Technology provides cost-effective, secure, consistent, reliable enterprise-technology services to our partner agencies so that they can better serve our mutual customer, the Hoosier taxpayer. IOT will also act as the technology and solution enabler for the State, helping its partner agencies achieve business objectives and innovation.

Role Overview:

The Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO) seeks a self‑motivated individual with a strong work ethic to fill a GIS Internship position supporting the State’s imagery, elevation, and historical aerial imagery programs. This role offers flexible hours (10–20 per week) during the Fall 2026 semester, with the potential to extend through Spring 2027. The intern will gain hands‑on experience with data organization, data validation, lidar/elevation data management, workflow automation, and geospatial service preparation.

The ideal intern is comfortable working independently, experimenting with new tools or approaches, and tackling both structured tasks and open‑ended problem‑solving. Some project components will be self‑contained, while others may extend beyond the internship term and be passed forward to future interns.

This position is on-site at the Indiana State Government Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Salary:

The salary for this position is $17.25 per hour.

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The Intern works under the daily direction of the Imagery and Elevation Program Manager and will assist with organizing, validating, and preparing Indiana’s extensive imagery and elevation data holdings — including both historical collections and modern cloud‑ready datasets. The intern will help maintain the quality, usability, and accessibility of these resources while supporting incremental automation efforts.

Responsibilities include:

• Organizing and cataloging historical aerial imagery and lidar collections.
• Performing general validation of existing imagery and elevation holdings, including confirming coverage, availability, metadata completeness, link integrity, and service health.
• Documenting issues found during validation and fixing them, when possible, with guidance as needed.
• Supporting data preparation for cloud-based workflows (COGs, metadata updates, directory organization).
• Assisting with small-scale Python script updates or contributing to new automation workflows where appropriate.
• Helping maintain imagery services in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and related platforms.
• Supporting QA/QC efforts across imagery, lidar, and derived elevation products.
• Contributing to internal workflow documentation, SOPs, and potentially public-facing resources (AGOL hubs, help pages, user guides).
• Participating in IGIO team activities, including IGIC meetings and enterprise team sessions, as part of professional development and broader exposure to statewide GIS efforts.

Academic requirements:

• Upper‑level undergraduate or graduate college student.
• Degree consentration in GIS, Geography, Environmental Studies, Engineering, Information Technology, Informatics, Natural Science, or related fields.

Additional qualifications:

• Research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Competency in using Microsoft 365 applications such as Copilot, Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Attention to detail and ability to perform quality checks on data.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with Envronmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) applications such as ArcGIS Pro, ArchGIS Enterprise, or ArcGIS Online.
• Familiarity with Python or JavaScript is desirable.
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or cloud concepts is a plus, but not required.
• Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.