Geographic Information System (GIS) Intern

Geographic Information System (GIS) Intern

Salary

$16.46 Hourly

Location

Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

Job Type

Internship

Job Number

27-01352

Agency

645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Opening Date

11/09/2026

Closing Date

12/9/2026 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag

#LI-DNP

Point of Contact

Adam Shell (Adam.Shell@iowadot.us)

Job Description

GIS is a technology, used to support the Iowa DOT geospatial program, that is used to create, manage, analyze, and map all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and almost every industry. GIS helps users understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context. The benefits include improved communication, efficiency, management, and decision-making. The Iowa DOT utilizes GIS technology from the vendor Esri.

The DOT-GIS team is centralized and nature and works closely with many bureaus and teams as well as external partners to lead, guide, and support transportation focused geospatial data management, mapping, and web application development efforts, using GIS technology, that support statewide transportation planning, safety, operations, and data driven decision making.

Duties:

• Contribute and assist with GIS data preparation, clean-up, and quality checks, that lead to map product development
• Help maintain and publish datasets
• Support enhancements to web based GIS applications and dashboards
• Support data management and data catalog efforts, attend meetings, and participate in cross agency initiatives to improve data consistency, accessibility, and visualization for transportation users.
• Assist with project specific tasks to be determined upon hire and skills available or training needed, that could include such as updating specific GIS layers or workflows, supporting geospatial analyses, and contributing to enterprise GIS standards efforts.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Currently enrolled student in a degree program at an accredited educational institution.

Employer State of Iowa

Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation Address 800 Lincoln Way

Ames, Iowa, 50010

Website https://iowadot.gov/careers/