This position will be responsible for the creation of cultural resource spatial data related to one National Park Service (NPS) cultural resource inventory, as part of an ongoing effort to expand the existing NPS cultural resource enterprise GIS data set managed by the NPS Cultural Resource GIS Facility. The enterprise dataset is intended to integrate all of the NPS cultural resource inventory databases, allowing NPS park resource managers, regional staff and national program managers to better understand and plan for cultural resources within NPS holdings. Unrestricted portions of the data are also made available to the public through internet applications, internet data viewers and government-wide spatial data search portals.

Spatial data created in this project will delineate cultural resources described in the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey inventory (HABS/HAER/HALS) in the NPS spatial data transfer standard format to facilitate inclusion in the NPS cultural resource enterprise GIS dataset. Additionally, this spatial data will cross-reference with other NPS databases already in the enterprise (Cultural Landscapes Inventory, List of Classified Structures and National Register of Historic Places) which may reference the same resources, but contain different descriptive or condition information.

The resulting product will allow NPS resource managers, planners and program managers to visualize integrated cultural resource inventory data for the first time, improve the quality of existing spatial data and provide the tools to better steward the resources.

Data created specifically for HABS/HAER/HALS will be further distributed to the general public as an Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) in the FGDC Cultural Resource theme. Together with the existing National Register of Historic Places data set, also an NGDA in the FGDC Cultural Resource theme, these data sets will become the authoritative national source for cultural resource information, aiding in compliance with regulations under the National Historic Preservation Act and specifically related to disaster and climate change response.

• Expected Dates: July 9, 2018 to July 6, 2019 - Flexible
• Site: NPS (National Park Service) Washington Office

Location Description

The position will be located in Washington, DC where the database managers are co-located, but the inventories used in the project are national in scope. Depending on circumstances, the tasks associated with the position could be completed from a remote location outside of Washington, DC.

Training Provided

Successful applicants will receive training in the NPS cultural resource spatial data transfer standards, creating GeoDatabases and generating spatial data.

Educational/Recreational Opportunities

Those interested in the position will learn how to work with the HABS/HAER/HALS database, exploring the documentation of cultural resources produced.

Main Area of Focus

• Geographic Info Systems (GIS, includes GPS)
• Education, Training & Skills Expected
• Social Sciences some coursework or experience
• Earth Sciences some coursework or experience
• Arts/Humanities degree minor or extensive experience
• Resource Management some coursework or experience
• History some coursework or experience
• Data Entry competent without supervision
• GIS competent without supervision
• Leadership Experience competent with supervision
• Data Analysis some experience
• AmeriCorps Not Eligible
• Valid Drivers License Needed
• US Citizenship Required

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