Center for Geospatial Analytics Industry Experience Program Traineeship Opportunities with ProStar Immersion in live geospatial industry projects Prepare data for use in the utility and pipeline industries Leverage ProStar’s Open GIS and Mobile and Cloud Solutions Paid traineeship; 20 hours per week Information Session for Interested Students Thursday, April 23, 9:00am Register by April 20: Register Here For more information about ProStar: http://www.prostarcorp.com Hands-on Industry Geospatial Conversion & Database Modeling Traineeship Position Description: Students will build real-world working knowledge by contributing to live industry client projects in the utilities and pipeline industries leveraging ProStar’s Open GIS and mobile solutions that embrace OGC standards, including, but not limited to;         Web Map Services (WMS), Web Feature Services (WFS), Web Coverage Services (WCS), Web Processing Services (WPS), Catalogue Service Implementation, Simple Feature Access for SQL, Geography Markup Language (GML) Encoding and Coordinate Transformation Services Working with ProStar’s Transparent Earth® and PointMan® technologies, students will learn to build client specific geospatial platforms and create conflated views of applicable data sources and prepare these datasets so they can readily be viewed by both office and field personnel using mobile and cloud geospatial technologies. Interested students should have some basic studies and knowledge around open source GIS and geospatial databases and standards (Postgres, PostGIS, OSGeo, etc.) Students will work directly in one of ProStar’s local offices in the Triangle. Eligible students should be able to work physically from one of these offices as needed. Remote opportunities may be available in the future.  Traineeship Responsibilities:           Assist in performing delivery, physical setup and implementation of geospatial projects and networks Assist in the maintenance of cloud data stores and interfaces Data Mining and performing Data Conversions to Geospatial formats Test new data sources, software, and custom client tools. Assist in the creation and implementation of standards for quality control of geographic data (metadata). Design, develop, and implement systems and databases for storing and accessing geospatial data on mobile and desktop devices. Standardize and define geographic data, and track need for data format conversion. Determine map content, appearance, and layout (layers and symbology for user inferface) for maximum information with high usability. Manage collection, storage, analysis, and interpretation of geospatial data Perform and assist in data analytics and predictive modeling About ProStar: ProStar is a GIS-centric software & services company that is focused on providing utility owners and pipeline operators with solutions designed to improve their asset management and damage prevention practices. Our open GIS service and mobile software solutions are designed to elevate asset management and damage prevention practices by dramatically improving the processes of locating, collecting, storing, distributing and displaying precise location data. With ProStar's GIS Service & Mobile solutions providing cloud, web-services, open standards and precision GPS without post processing, real-time connectivity from the office to the field is realized and all aspects of the data lifecycle including, visualization, quality & delivery are significantly enhanced. ProStar's Transparent Earth™ is an open and web-enabled GIS service 'GaaS'™ that provides real-time functionality and streamlines data collection, data storage and data management processes, enhances worker productivity and provides for better business decisions both in the office and out in the field. Our systems integration services and business rules engine leverage GPS, mobile and cloud technologies to provide critical information when and where it is most needed. Our GIS service & mobile solutions are designed to make integration with client enterprise applications, major web-mapping services, mobile devices and other existing business practices, easy, seamless and cost effective. ProStar GIS service is OGC certified and leverages open standards which makes it easy for clients to adopt our software services and immediately enhance their business practices and operations without requiring additional investments or changes in existing systems. For more information visithttp://www.prostarcorp.com. About the CGA Industry Experience Program: The Center for Geospatial Analytics recently launched the Industry Experience Program that allows graduate students to immerse themselves in real-world geospatial projects with industry partners over multiple semesters. Students gain experience while simultaneously completing their degrees. Student eligibility is determined through a two-tiered application process where the graduate program will first evaluate students based on the industry partner’s needs, followed by an evaluation from the hiring partner. Pay rates, time commitment, and project responsibilities will vary based on the individual industry partners and their current needs. Students are still expected to maintain good academic standing and progress in their degree program.