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The Oregon Explorer Experience: An Internship with a Statewide Geospatial Atlas

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  • The Professional Science Master’s program requires all graduates to complete an internship and prepare a descriptive report in lieu of a master’s thesis. In 2009 I concluded a three-month full-time internship with the Institute for Natural Resources (INR). Oregon Explorer (OE) is a collaborative effort between INR and Oregon State University Libraries (OSUL); OE is a web-based digital library that provides information and geospatial data for the state of Oregon to natural resource decision-makers and practitioners. I worked as a geographical information systems (GIS) intern for Oregon Explorer. Developing and completing this internship, which focused on addressing a public need, provided me an opportunity to learn techniques such as business and communication skills, applications like ERDAS and Adobe Creative Suite 2, and software languages such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), ArcIMS AXL, and Extensible Markup Language (XML). This report discusses my internship’s scientific, ethical, and financial relevance as required by PSM degree guidelines. Additional background information is provided on the development of GIS, the ethical implications of web-based geospatial information, emerging technologies associated with building and maintaining on-line media for the public, and other benefits I gained from my internship with Oregon Explorer.
  • Keywords: spatial data, PSM, Professional Science Master's, Digital Library, BitTorrent, Oregon Explorer
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