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job implications for students. Mello told the high school newspaper in an interview that the “pilot project will help students gain analytical and technical skills that will broaden their marketability in the global workplace and benefit our community.”
Hunter said the career opportunities are very real. “Civil engineering, map making, geography, government local and national... all are places where aspects of GIS (and GPS) are being used,” she said. There are internships and advanced college programs also available.
Hunter, Silver and others are thinking about a “community mapping program,” which would give students hands on field experience gathering information through GPS and using it in GIS applications. It would also provide vital data for county needs and projects like Rappahannock’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
She said the youngsters could work in teams in the field
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