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Austin Davis

M.S. GIST 2013 US ARMY ERDC ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY As a Research Geographer for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), I help solve the nation's and military's most challenging environmental problems. Since graduating the USC M.S. in GIST Program in 2013, I have crawled around in jungle caves on the Island of Guam…
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New York Times Highlights Global Environmental Analysis with GIS

In a recent story, the New York Times reported on the increasing and substantial role that remote sensing and geographic analysis plays in addressing global environmental issues.  The article, Mapping the World's Problems, illustrates the importance of satellite imagery for tracking and evaluating environmental degradation where national-level data are nonexistent or not trustworthy. For example…
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Andrew Stickney

"The knowledge and skills I obtained at USC provided me a broader knowledge base that prepared me for my current position as a GIS technician for the Forest Preserve District of Will County in Illinois. As an alumnus of the USC Master of Science in Geographic Information Science and Technology program, I continue to apply…
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Michael Wahl

"I'm now a GIS Specialist for the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii. My position is a full-time, permanent job working with an Archaeological research group contracted by the Department of Defense at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. They need me to create purchase orders for new GPS/GIS equipment and sort out the GIS,…
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