GIS Data Management and Web Mapping Steward-AmeriCorps (Washington, D.C.)

                                                        

 

Position Title: GIS Data Management and Web Mapping Steward – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program, Washington, D.C.

20240

Application Due Date: April 13th

 Terms of Service:


* Start Date: 06/01/2026


* End Date: 11/13/2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 675 Hours

 Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with AmeriCorps service and career internship opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.

Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health.

Stewards in partnership with the NPS GIS office is hosting a cohort of GIS stewards.

This opportunity supports the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program, managed out of the NPS Washington Office (WASO) by creating a comprehensive geospatial dataset and ArcGIS interface for the approximately 1,600 park and recreation facilities assisted by the UPARR program and that retain in perpetuity protection.

The steward will perform a variety of data organizing, sorting, management and app development tasks culminating in deliverables that help NPS and grant partners fulfill their perpetuity responsibilities by providing for easier, modern and efficient management of the program.

Description of Duties:


* Data Inventory & Mapping:
+ Compile inventory of UPARR assisted sites, including grant ID, address, and associated non-GIS grant documents.
+ Conduct field verification and GPS data collection; collect field data to address identified data gaps, capture photo documentation with standardized metadata.


* Data Product Development & Integration:
+ Design geodatabase schema aligned with NPS Core Spatial Data Standards.

Establish primary keys that allow for GIS data to align to specific UPARR grants, and each grant relevant contract documents
+ Create new geospatial content, including but not limited to new data layers, web maps, apps, forms, or dashboards.

Publish content to NPS Enterprise GIS Portal.
+ Build out relevant content metadata in accordance with appropriate QA/QC procedures and data validation needs; produce Data Dictionary and Metadata Catalog.
+ Serve with NPS Information Technology and Resources Management, Resource Management to link geospatial features to NPS documentation and data store if applicable.


* Training & Knowledge Transfer:
+ Develop documented user guides for NPS users and conduct one live training session for partners on how to use newly developed GIS resources.


* Key Deliverables:
+ Design and build an ArcGIS web application that ma...