Interview a GIS professional at a local municipality or civil engineering company to learn more about GIS, including a description of the skills required to be a GIS technician, the most common types of GIS maps created by the technician, and a typical day as a GIS technician. Write a report of approximately 250 words covering what you learn. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your research and

present the slide show to your class or office.

What will be an ideal response?


Solutions will vary. Students should interview a GIS professional at a local municipality
or civil engineering company to learn more about GIS, including a description of the
skills required to be a GIS technician, the most common types of GIS maps created by
the technician, and a typical day as a GIS technician; submit an approximately 250-word
report covering what they learn; prepare a PowerPoint presentation of their research,
and present the slide show to their class or office.

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