Habitat Restoration and Land Use Monitoring Using Geographic Information System Technology:

 A Student Training Program

This student training opportunity provides programmatic resources to promote experiential learning on the interaction of city and environmental planning processes, GIS and Global Positioning Systems, along with the entrepreneurial tools required to promote involvement in science based careers.    Overall, this training, in conjunction with the student experience, will increase the basic awareness of participants of environmental problems, how entrepreneurial opportunities develop, the contribution of technology, the importance of collaborations, (particularly inter-governmental and agency relations), and environmental policy and planning.  Exposure will also be provided to the processes of environmental assessments, feasibility studies, and opportunities for the beneficial use of dredged material to restore marine habitat.  The basic skills students will attain include the ability to perform spatial analysis utilizing GIS, development of decision support systems based on technology (e.g. Global Positioning Systems), advanced image analysis techniques, and basic spreadsheet and database management.

Requirements:

• Pursuit of a science based career or academic track at SSU; and a willingness to fully participate in the entire program

• Successful completion of a course addressing Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning Systems

• Full participation and completion of a course in Entrepreneurship at the Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

• Completion of a summer Internship - Students will gain valuable work experience working alongside construction engineers, planners, and GIS technicians at a participating partner site (e.g. Galveston NOAA Lab, National Geodetic Survey, etc) - $4,000 student stipend (travel/lodging will be covered by the SRC/LMRCSC)

Participants will graduate with the requisite skills to make them employable by public, private, and government sectors, able to function effectively in the entrepreneurial environment, aptly capable of successful careers in marine research and resource management, environmental and civil engineering, port operations and city planning, and commercial and federal applications of GIS technology.  Participants will be able to pursue these career arenas as academics, technical professionals, or entrepreneurs.

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