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The Maine Geospatial Institute of the University of Maine System is seeking students to fill high-value, paid internships in the state of Maine.  Employers include Maine government agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, and more. Students can gain valuable experience and workforce connections as they conduct community-based field work/data collection, mapping, analysis, reporting, and other skilled tasks. … Read More about Open Now! MGI Summer Internship Applications

When: Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 12:00 PM. Registration required: Zoom Presenter:  Matt Dube, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Data Science, University of Maine at Augusta GIS shapefiles and standalone tables are fundamentally built on the premise of relational databases. As such, the query mechanisms in GIS are built around the language of relational… Read More about MEGUG Lunch & Learn: Bridging the Gap: SQL and ArcGIS Querying

Students from throughout the University of Maine System: Find your Internship here! Check back regularly for updates – we will add opportunities as they become available. These internships mostly run during the months of May-August; there may be flexibility, be sure to ask. Applications will open in late January 2026 for Summer… Read More about Looking For Your Summer 2026 Geospatial Internship?

A Somerset County (Maine) emergency management official leveraged new skills learned in the Maine Geospatial Institute’s Intro to GIS Mapping micro-credential to modernize flood response for some Western Maine communities. Read more. Read More about Mapping the Impact of Flood Waters

Opening Aug. 18: Introduction to GIS Mapping Online Course! Apply online instruction to “real-world” problems while gaining valuable Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills!  The Maine Geospatial Institute, in collaboration with the University of Maine System Micro-Credential Initiative, is offering this professional development opportunity to learners from any discipline who would like to understand the basics… Read More about New Intro to GIS Mapping Micro-credential Session Begins August 18!

The Maine GeoLibrary is interested in employing an intern for the Spring 2025 semester. The primary goals of the intern’s work will be to: Provide outreach to previously underserved areas in Maine that have recently beenprovided with new aerial imagery and other GIS data sets. Provide an inventory of attributes… Read More about Immediate Availability: Spring Internship

Opening Feb. 18: Introduction to GIS Mapping Online Course! Apply online instruction to “real-world” problems while gaining valuable Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills!  The Maine Geospatial Institute, in collaboration with the University of Maine System Micro-Credential Initiative, is offering this professional development opportunity to learners from any discipline who would like to understand the basics… Read More about MGI Launches Intro to GIS Mapping Skills Course

Visit https://www.maine.edu/maine-geospatial-institute/summer-internships/ to see and apply for this year’s summer internships. Apply early! New opportunities will be added in the first week of February. Check back! Read More about MGI 2025 Internship Program Accepting Applications

2025 MGI Summer Internship Program applications will open soon! Check the Internships Announcements page to see the opportunities, and listen to the Internship Program podcast for more information. Special podcast thanks to WMPG Community Radio station, broadcasting on 90.9 FM from the University of Southern Maine. Read More about MGI Summer 2025 Internship Applications to Open Soon; Intern Podcast Available Now

Three of the Maine Geospatial Institute’s 2024 interns presented at the Maine Geospatial User Group’s annual fall conference on November 22, 2024, at the University of Southern Maine. Read More about MGI Interns Share Internship Experiences