![]() This Thursday May 2, 2013, Come to First Thursday in the Pearl and view the creative Mental Maps of Portlanders! Time: 6:00pm until 10:00pm Where: Will Call Art Gallery 625 NW Everett # 108 "As adults our mental maps are a potpourri of fact and fiction, gleaned through a haphazard combination of direct and indirect, and extrasensory experience. Some aspects of it are egocentric and based on connected paths, while other bits are geocentric and based on Euclidean distance-direction relations. We have forgotten some things and seen others incorrectly. Our fears and prejudices and longings have biased our way of looking at the world. It is understandable that a combination of these factors may badly warp our image of the environment.“ Philip Muehrcke ![]() "The ASPRS Airborne Topographic Lidar Manual" Mike Renslow, Photogrammetric Consultant, advanced technologies Friday, April 26th, 2013, 12:00 noon - 1:15 pm. Portland State University, Cramer Hall, Room 413 Come out for a presentation and meet-and-greet with this topic guru. Free refreshments! All are welcome. A general meeting of the PSU ASPRS student chapter will follow the presentation. Sponsored by the Columbia River Region American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) ![]() Come join the second #editathon event of 2013, a nation wide weekend of mapping. Groups from all over the country will be coming together to improve the US map. Saturday, April 20th, 2013 from 12-5pm at the Lucky Lab on SE 9th and Hawthorne. There is a room reserved so there shouldn't be as much noise. All the details are on Calagator: http://calagator.org/events/1250463885 OpenStreetMap, sometimes called "the Wikipedia of maps" is a free worldwide basemap that anyone can use and edit. Even if you've never edited OSM before, you're welcome to join. Bring a laptop (and mouse, if you have one--it helps!) and your local knowledge. We'll have a short "Intro to OpenStreetMap" talk around 1pm, and cheerfully provide assistance with setting up OSM editing software and learning how to add and edit features. Latecomers are a-ok! ![]() The Sandy Basin is currently the focus of a multi-agency and multi-partner initiative to restore threatened salmon runs to historic levels; The Nature Conservancy has taken a lead role in planning and coordinating the vegetation restoration components of this effort. The Sandy Basin Stewardship Assistant will participate with our team in the maintenance and management of our on-the-ground riparian and forest restoration projects including but not limited to the following functions:
You can view and apply for this job at: https://careers.nature.org/psp/P91HTNC_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=41018&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1 ![]() Part-Time GIS Technician Criterion Planners has an opening for a part-time GIS technician in the firm’s urban and regional planning practice. Criterion specializes in sustainable community development and uses GIS extensively to support planning processes throughout the U.S. The technician will develop and maintain geodatabases, locate and analyze data, design and produce mapping, and assist in maintaining websites and preparing client reports. A minimum of 20 hours is required weekly, with flexibility to work additional hours preferred. Work hours may be arranged to accommodate class schedules. Applicants must be pursuing or possess a BS/BA, and have strong GIS and MS Office skills. Additional software and web skills will be preferred. Criterion offers a competitive hourly wage, and invites interested applicants to submit their resume to Eliot Allen at [email protected]. No telephone inquiries please. ![]() Thursday, April 4th at 6:30-8:00 PM Smith Memorial Student Union Room 238 Lecture: “Politics of everyday mapping and spatial narratives in China" This lecture is on the efforts to investigate the intersection of the development and usage of geospatial technologies and the socio-political conditions to address questions that help to reveal and conceptualize the complexities of the increasingly embodied and everyday mapping practices in relation to knowledge production and civic engagement. The lecturer seeks to illustrate these complexities through case studies of VGI practices in China and situates these practices in China and to call for more attention to the nuanced everyday creativeness and the emerging network publics, shaped by the interplay of technological constructions and socioeconomic transformations in an increasingly urbanized society. The lecture will be presented by Dr.Wen Lin, a Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Her research interests include critical GIS, public participation GIS, and urban geography. Her main research centers on examining the intersection between the development and usage of geospatial technologies and the sociopolitical conditions. Free and open to the public. ![]() There is some good news for GISer's looking for a job in the environmental consulting field. Check out the full article. "Projects seem to be on the increase for environmental consulting firms: Those outfits are continuing to staff up. Twenty-one of the top 25 environmental consulting firms in the Portland Business Journal's Top 25 list are hiring. Employment numbers are up year over year, and, as you can see below they are looking for more employees." http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/03/portland-area-environmental-consulting.html ![]() The Bureau of Environmental Services offers internship opportunities to students enrolled in a trade school training program, or college or university undergraduate or graduate program, preferably in a field related to the mission and scope of the bureau's work. The trade school, college or university must be located in Oregon or Washington, or the applicant must be a resident of the Portland Metropolitan Area. Internships for students in engineering, environmental or wastewater programs may be available in the following areas: Engineering Design and Construction Assist design or construction management professionals with work in surfacewater quality, stormwater management, stream restoration, sewerage system management, pump stations, treatment plant and pipeline projects. Tasks may involve database management, research, permit plan review, AutoCAD drafting and general office work. Watershed Services Assist with technical work in support of watershed planning as part of a multidisciplinary team of professional planners, scientists and engineers. Typical assignments include field sampling and data collection, presentations to the public, public involvement, stewardship activities, research, data management, report preparation, and preparing maps, figures and drawings. Modeling and GIS Support modeling and GIS projects, which includes modeling data preparation, research investigation, data base updating, and mapping production. Industrial Source Control, Coordinated Site Assessment and Brownfields Program Assist technical staff in monitoring industrial discharges to the sewer system. Tasks may include data collection, equipment calibration, field investigations and research regarding industrial users. Perform research and field work in support of Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, write reports and letters, perform filing and general office duties. Provide general and administrative support to the Portland Brownfields Program through representation at neighborhood meetings and public events, amending program website, and conducting research. WastewaterAssist operations and maintenance staff with seasonal maintenance and a variety of special projects at the city's Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant. Positions are also available in the Collection Systems Operations and Maintenance Division, performing field work, updating various databases, and assisting in Asset Management. Requirements:
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Click here to see full job description. ![]() The Position: The City of Portland’s Urban Tree Canopy Program is looking for energetic and outgoing individuals to join our motivated team. We use innovative ways to grow and document Portland’s urban forest and to educate citizens about the importance of planting and stewarding trees. Outreach staff are the public face of our effort, providing extensive face-to-face and telephone contact with residents as we offer them new tree-planting opportunities. Ideal candidates are personable, creative and adaptable; comfortable with door-to-door canvassing, community outreach and education; and enthusiastic about planting trees as a means of improving Portland’s environment. This announcement will be used to fill up to 10 part-time, summer positions. Required Qualifications:
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Duties will include, but may not be limited to:
The Recruitment Process: As part of the application materials you will need to submit a resume and cover letter describing your qualifications for this opportunity. Please limit your combined resume/cover letter to a total of three typed pages. All materials must be received by 4:30 PM on Monday, April 8th. Interviews will be held during the first week of May. We look forward to your application. If you are interested in this opportunity, you can apply through the City’s Online Application System. Please visit the City’s Career Center at http://www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs and click on “Job Opportunities” in the top left hand section of the page. Then, you select the job title “Grey to Green Summer Outreach” and click on the “Apply” link. If this is the first time you are applying using our online job application, you will need to create an account. Contact Jennifer Karps at J[email protected] or at 503-823-2263 with questions. |
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