Geospatial Technician Internship
About The Position
As a Geospatial Technician Intern at SAM, you’ll work alongside experienced remote sensing and geospatial professionals supporting a diverse range of market groups, which may include government, transportation, utilities, land development, renewables, and other public- and private-sector clients. Interns are embedded within production teams and gain hands-on experience transforming aerial and spatial data into high-quality, client-ready mapping products. This role provides exposure to real-world remote sensing workflows — from raw data ingestion through final delivery — while helping you build practical, transferable skills used across the geospatial industry.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Geospatial Science, Remote Sensing, GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Internship will run from May 18th until August 7th.
- Exposure to geospatial concepts such as GIS, remote sensing, LiDAR, imagery, or spatial analysis through coursework or projects
- Interest in learning a variety of geospatial tools, workflows, and production environments
- Strong analytical, math, and computer skills
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team setting
- Attention to detail, curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn
Responsibilities
- Support production teams in the processing, calibration, quality control, and analysis of geospatial datasets, including LiDAR and aerial imagery
- Assist in converting raw remote sensing data into accurate topographic and planimetric mapping products
- Perform daily data review to evaluate accuracy, completeness, and adherence to project standards
- Classify and refine LiDAR point clouds to improve data quality and feature representation
- Extract, interpret, and compile mapping features from LiDAR and imagery to support a wide variety of project types
- Work with a range of industry-standard geospatial, remote sensing, and data-processing tools, gaining exposure to different software platforms and workflows used across SAM
- Analyze and model geospatial data across space and time while learning how production workflows scale across teams and markets
- Collaborate with teammates across multiple market groups to understand how remote sensing supports different client needs and delivery requirements
Benefits
- Gain hands-on experience working with real-world geospatial and remote sensing data supporting government and commercial clients
- Learn from experienced professionals through mentorship, collaboration, and day-to-day production work
- Build a broad technical foundation applicable across many geospatial career paths
- Embrace professional growth by joining our Intern Insights meetings with industry-leading experts throughout your internship
- Show off your SAM pride with exclusive SAM swag on your first day of the internship
- Opportunity for part-time or continued employment following the internship, based on performance and business needs
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
