Online Volunteer with UN Volunteers: Support in GIS Visualization
By: UN VolunteersLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Needed documentsCV
Opportunity description
United Nations Volunteers programme is offering an online volunteer opportunity: Support in GIS Visualization.
Duration:
4 weeks/ 16 -20 hours
Duties & responsibilities
- Create compelling geographical visualizations including topography, urban footprint, and key development indicators
- Gather and process spatial data from open-source repositories
- Develop narrative content that effectively communicates each city's unique geographical context
- Implement responsive design principles to ensure accessibility across devices
- Document the technical process and provide maintenance guidelines
Eligibility criteria
Required experience:
- Advanced degree in GIS, Geography, Urban Planning, or related field
- Minimum 3 years experience with GIS software and web mapping technologies
- Demonstrated experience with:
- Web mapping libraries (Mapbox GL JS, etc.)
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Spatial data processing and analysis
- Creating interactive web-based visualizations
- Working with open-source geographical data
Languages:
- English, Level: Fluent, Required
About The United Nations Volunteers (UNV):
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
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