Geographic Information Systems & Data Intelligence

Our GIS team are the experts - whether it be creating maps for field staff to navigate difficult terrain or building custom apps to improve workflows, this team has it all. Through varied backgrounds, skills, and focuses, we have an interdisciplinary responsibility to our customers to ensure they have the most up-to-date resources at their finger tips when recreating in South Dakota.

Within our GIS team, we employ a small, yet determined group to leverage and deploy the latest interactive technology. All available State of South Dakota jobs can be found  here , but specific positions (if available) within the GIS team can be found at the links below:

Whatever your interest is, GIS is an ever-changing field that regularly pivots to meet the needs of our internal and external customers. To learn more about how GIS can play a role in the future of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, visit  here  to see a glimpse of what's possible in this field.

Our GIS team continues to be considered leaders in the field and are regularly asked to contribute and demonstrate the exceptional skills we have to showcase. Take a look at some of the products below for a better glimpse of what we do.

•  South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Presents at the 2020 ESRI User Conference 
•  Public Map Products 
•  South Dakota Habitat Stamp Story Map 
•  Conservation Social Science in Action 
•  Year Round Fun in Parks! 

Our staff utilize a myriad of cutting edge technologies to make sure our customers have what they need, when they need it. Some of those include:

• ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, and ArcGIS Online
• ESRI's AppStudio, Field Maps, Survey123, Story Maps, and Dashboards
• Tableau and PowerBI
• Microsoft Flow and Power Automate
• SQL, Python, and R scripting

•  South Dakota GIS Data 
•  GFP Public Lands Downloads 
•  GFP Map Products 
•  Explore other GFP employment 
•  What is a GIS 'Champion' 
•  USGS National Map 
•  NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway