About the Program
- Environment & Municipal Infrastructure
- Youth Education
- Professional Development
- History & Archaeology
- Crime Mapping
- Community Visualization
- Geospatial Intelligence
WC Students
WC Faculty & Staff
Related Departments
Internships
Summer 2008 Interns
Kisato Takenaka '09 working hard.
Jessica Smith '09 and Debby Cooper '09 working on crime mapping.
The Washington College GIS lab also offers internships for students. Internships are available during the semester or during the summer. Interns can work directly in the lab on projects for faculty and outside organizations. If you are interested in an internship, contact Stew Bruce at sbruce2@washcoll.edu
Recent Internship Projects
Fall 2010
- Mapping the osprey and eagle nests along the Chester River
- Modeling historic Chestertown buildings in 3D
- Producing offender maps for law enforcement
- Curriculum development for ArcGIS
- Oyster mapping
Summer 2007 Projects
Spring 2006 GIS Interns
- Washington College Archeological Field School Maps
- Scavenger hunt using GPS with the Math and Science Camp for Girls
- Mapping for College Advancement
Spring 2007 Projects
- Trail Maps for Home Ranch, Colorado
- Data and Image collection for new Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties database
- Maps for the Battle of Slippery Hill
- Inca Canal Maps in Peru
- Map of potential nature trail at Colchester Farms, Maryland
- State Highway Administration's Predictive Archaeological Modeling of Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties
- Mapping for Talbot County Habitat for Humanity
- Provided Assistance for Caroline County Digital Atlas Project
- Updated Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area Maps and Database
- Visoning for sustaining rural Communities on Maryland's Eastern Shore: Sea Grant Coastal Community Initiative
- Mapping for Archeological sites in the Messongo Bay Area, Virginia
Jeff Schwendener '07 uses a handheld GPS unit.
Fall 2006 Projects
- GIS Day - November 15
— GPS Scavenger Hunt
— GIS basics workshop
— Evening Lecture: "So, what is GIS?" - Washington College Arboretum Map
- Appalachian Trail Maps for the Wilderness and Adventure Club
- Aerial photo Maps for Eastern Shore Farms
- Inca Canal Maps in Peru
- Creation of user-friendly software and maps for the Upper Shore Regional Council's Economic Development Project
- Final Maps for the State Highway Administration's Predictive Archaeological Modeling of Caroline, Cecil, and Talbot counties
- Visoning for sustaining rural Communities on Maryland's Eastern Shore: Sea Grant Coastal Community Initiative
Summer 2006 Projects
- Predictive Archaeological Modeling for Caroline, Cecil, and Talbot counties
- Georeferencing Historical Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for the Eastern Shore
- Mapping the 2005 and 2006 Summer Archaeological Field School Sites
- Chestertown's Music Festival Map
- Mapping for Washington College's Alumni Finder
- Mapping of the Habitat for Humanity homes in Talbot County
- GIS is for the Birds: a workshop for Maryland teachers
- Scavenger hunt using GPS with the Math and Science Camp for Girls
Summer 2005 Projects
- Service Area Mapping (WCTR 1530am)
- Mapping of Historic Mills on the Eastern Shore (Wye Grist Mill)
- Visual Preference Project for Kent and Caroline Counties (Eastern Shore Heritage, Inc.)
- Mapping of the Washington College Campus with GPS units
- Mapping locations of Washington College alumni and enrollees
- Digitizing the Critical Area Line for Kent County