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GISCorps volunteers needed for Myanmar Project
10 May 2008, 12:55pm
Project Title: Compiling Infrastructure damage data (buildings, ports, bridges) in Cyclone Nargis affected areas in Myanmar in Google Earth (GE) environment
Number of Volunteers: 20
Volunteers for this project must:
1. Have experience working in Google Earth environment; able to create various features in GE environment
2. Basic knowledge in geo-coding and database manipulation
3. Able to spend +/-8 hours per day on the project during the next 5-7 days.
4. This position does NOT require travelling and is conducted remotely. You will be using your own computer for this project and communicating with UNOSAT Project Manager via email and FTP.
If you are interested and available, please send an email to: Ingrid.Bruce@cityofrc.us as soon as possible and no later than Monday May 12th. If any changes have been made to your resume since you signed up with GISCorps, attach an updated version to your email. Most importantly, please only respond if you can work +/- 8 hours per day on this project during the next 5-7 days starting May 12th.
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