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.
University of Maine at Farmington’s Gunnar Martin and David DelVecchio, and University of Maine (Orono) Lilit Mathieu, shared their respective internship experiences at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: Beginning with Habitat Program, Portland Water District, and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry.
Dr. Matt McCourt, University of Maine at Farmington and Maine Geospatial Institute, spoke about how MGI’s internship program is enhancing geospatial pathways for students throughout the University of Maine System.
The 2024 interns were supported by Maine Jobs Recovery Program and Pathways to Careers funding. Fifteen students from across the UMS gained a coveted internship slot from among 45 applicants. Here’s a list of agencies and organizations that hosted UMS students through MGI in 2024, as they work on geospatial projects.
- Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: Beginning with Habitat Program
- Maine Forest Service
- Sunrise County Economic Council
- Portland Water District
- New England Sustainable Craft Beverage Program
- Maine Rockweed Coalition
- Riverside Cemetery/Farmington Historical Society
- Wheatland Geospatial Lab at the University of Maine
- Municipal Planning Assistance Program: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Aroostook County History in Stones Program
The 2025 internship program is in the planning stages – check back for announcements and reach out to Eileen Moran at eileen.moran@maine.edu if you are interested in becoming a host site.
