Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialists use GIS technology to create, manage, analyze, and map many different kinds of data.
GIS Specialist
GIS Specialist
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Welcome to your first day on the job! Check out this video to see a day in the life of a GIS Specialist.
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GIS Specialists use data to map many things, one of which is erosion. Try your hand as a GIS Specialist by using real GIS software! Here’s what to do:
STEP 1: Open the USGS Coastal Change Hazards interactive map. Then click the map image to launch.
STEP 2: The menu on the right shows you current coastal change hazards. Click through each one to get a sense of the data being presented. Click ‘zoom to’ to see it in action!
STEP 3: Of the coastal change hazards on this list, which one do you think has the potential to cause the MOST erosion and erosion related damage? Why?
STEP 4: Write your answer in claim, evidence, reasoning format (be sure to use specific evidence from the USGS map). Then share it in the Student Showcase to build your resume as a GIS Specialist!