ERIKA WRIGHT
My passion is geography and geospatial sciences and I love showcasing my many talents
and skills I have in the geospatial science field. Throughout the semester, I have learned a variety
of geospatial and data acquisition techniques to be able to further my knowledge in data as well as
geospatial information technologies. This portfolio is a showcase of just some of the skills I have
learned and practiced over the course of a semester that is useful for future endeavors within this
field.
List of Processes Learned:
❖ Data requirements ❖ File management
❖ Data Research ❖ Creating Geodatabase
❖ Time requirements ❖ Geodatabase needs
❖ Man hours required for projects ❖ Georeferencing
❖ Understanding of data needs ❖ Projection
❖ Downloading/unpacking data ❖ Concatenation and joins
❖ Understanding Metadata ❖ Merging/clipping/buffers
❖ Understanding file types ❖ Attribute/location queries
❖ Digitizing Data ❖ Spatial analysis
❖ Geocoding ❖ Classifying data
Table of Contents:
Resume………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Page 2
Spatial Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………..…..Page 3 - 4
Global Analysis, County Analysis
Data Processing………………………………………………………………………….………………………Page 5-6
Field Calculator, Database Queries
Data Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Page 7-8
Location Importance, Census Analysis
Project Execution……………………………………………………………………………………………....Page 9-10
Data Inclusion, Expressing Values
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ERIKA WRIGHT
Denver, CO 80204 703-501-7459 [email protected]
Education
University of Colorado Denver – M.A. - Denver, CO Expected Graduation May 2021
Applied Geography and Geospatial Science
GIS Certificate
Virginia Tech – B.A. - Blacksburg, VA Graduated May 2019
Concentration: Geography; Minor: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
and Sustainable Natural Environments GPA: 3.76
Technical Skills and Professional Competencies
• Computer: ArcGIS, ArcPro, Microsoft, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, Python, Azure Machine Learning Studio, Microsoft Access,
cartographic design, data management, mapping analysis (discovering the trends), data analysis (fix data), database &
geodatabase development, georeference data, digitization, worked with census data, data extraction, data mining (data
research), manipulate data, integrated data (joins/relates), clips, imagery analysis, geospatial problem solving
• Communication: oral presentation skills, cooperative project design, technical writing
• Strengths: organization, attention to detail, time management, strong work ethic, advanced problem-solving skills
Relevant Industry Experience
US Geological Survey Student Contractor Systems Development 9/16/2019 - Present
• Assisted systems development project managers with software testing at National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
• I am exposed to a wide range of USGS's geospatial data, products, services, databases, and tools.
• I am participating in component testing, full application testing, and facilitating user acceptance testing.
Smithsonian Institution May 2018 – August 2018
• Interned at the geospatial department at the Smithsonian Institution.
• Learned about Smithsonian Facility facilities management database and assisted in creating and updating data
elements to add into the system.
• Assisted in gathering utilities and space through site surveys.
• Worked with spatial facilities data and was able to understand the importance of accurate facilities and utilities
management data to daily operations.
▪ Hands-on experience updating GIS datasets.
▪ Understanding of facilities management software and how it is used in Smithsonian's daily operations.
▪ Understanding and experience with ArcGIS and SI Explorer
Smithsonian Institution May 2017 - August 2017
• Interned under the geospatial department at the Smithsonian Institution.
• Manually checked utility data at the National Zoo and uploaded the attribute data on the Smithsonian's database.
• Also created new maps to update new utility plans and associated attributes.
• Used programs such as ArcGIS and AutoCAD to map utilities as well as examine existing floorplans.
• Helped manually survey the floor plans and update new floor plan data on AutoCAD.
Academic Experience
University of Colorado Denver
• Cartography, Natural Hazards and Mitigation, Geospatial Big Data, GIS Applications for Urban Environment
Virginia Tech
• Principles of GIS, Intro to Programming in Python, Information Technology for Natural Resource Management,
Cartography, Intro to Remote Sensing, Modeling in GIS, Mountain Geography, Biogeography, Digital Planet
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Global Anaysis:
❖ Mapping Proposed Jewish Promised ❖ Analyze Historical Maps
Lands ❖ Georeferencing
❖ Focused across the globe ❖ Cartographic Design
❖ Geographical Analysis
❖ Classifying Data
❖ Analyzing Spatial
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County Analysis:
❖ Mapping of a family’s farmland ❖ Concatenation and Joins
❖ Mapping at a county scale ❖ Merging/clipping
❖ Data research ❖ Georeferencing
❖ Downloading/unzipping ❖ File management
❖ Microsoft Access
❖ Understanding file types
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DATA PROCESSING
Field Calculator:
❖ Mapping of population change in the ❖ Attribute data
future ❖ Join Data
❖ Mapped at State Level ❖ Classification
❖ Data research ❖ Spatial Analysis
❖ Microsoft Excel ❖ Metadata
❖ Geodatabase
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Database Queries:
❖ Map of Seasonal Lakeside ❖ Coordinate systems ❖ Editing polygon
Homes ❖ Georeferencing ❖ Spatial analysis
❖ Mapped at County Level ❖ Digitizing ❖ Classifying data
❖ Geodatabase needs ❖ Edit attributes ❖ Attribute location queries
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DATA ANALYSIS
Location Importance:
❖ Map of Public Services in Wheat Ridge ❖ Classifying Data
❖ Mapped at Municipality Level ❖ Attribute/location queries
❖ Data research ❖ Spatial analysis
❖ Coordinate system ❖ File management
❖ Metadata ❖ Cartographic design
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Census Analysis:
❖ Map of Families and ❖ Edit data tables ❖ Classifying data
People Below Poverty ❖ Download data ❖ Spatial analysis
Level ❖ Unpack ❖ Cartographic Design
❖ Mapped at City Level ❖ File management
❖ Data research ❖ Join
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PROJECT EXECUTION
Data Inclusion:
❖ Map of Prime Farmlands overlaying ❖ Time requirements
specific farms ❖ Microsoft Access
❖ Mapped at a smaller county level ❖ Data research
❖ Problem statement ❖ Georeferencing
❖ Data requirements ❖ Geodatabase needs
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Expressing Values:
❖ Map of Median Household Income in ❖ Unpack
Newport, Rhode Island ❖ File management
❖ Mapped at a City Level ❖ Join
❖ Data research ❖ Classifying data
❖ Edit data tables ❖ Spatial analysis
❖ Download data ❖ Cartographic Design
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