Entry #8 Changing Duties

Dates: 7/11 - 7/14
Activities: LiDAR Lit Review, LiDAR Survey, Roundabout Inventory
Technical Information: MS Excel, MS Word, Google Earth
Reflection: Because I will be leaving next week for vacation, most of the work I've been doing is just tying up lose ends. I've finished up most of the literature review for the LiDAR project. The bulk of this task was organizing archived documents on the server and making sure I referenced them properly in the literature review. I've also been busy documenting all of the LiDAR survey results in an excel spreadsheet. Along with the excel sheet, I've been writing a summary of each state's answer in a word document. Because there are over 75 contacts in total, it's a lot to keep up with, but I love the challenge!

I've also been able to finish up the roundabout inventory for roundabouts across the United States. It took a lot of time, but it's done! I color-coded all of the roundabouts. The completed ones are in green, while those who are still under construction or have a strange configuration are coded in yellow. It's been a neat experience using Google Earth; I was definitely surprised at how high quality the visuals were.

My duties have definitely changed over the course of this internship. My supervisors have given me more responsibility as time has progressed. For example, because I did such a thorough job on the LiDAR literature review, they want me to create the powerpoint and give the presentation for the kick-off meeting with NCDOT in August. I'm nervous

about this presentation but excited as well!