Benjamin St. Germain

Get to know me

Benjamin St. Germain is a GIS Analyst with the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD), where he joined the staff in 2015. His work involves the collection, management, analysis, and visualization of geographic and socioeconomic data in support of regional research and community development initiatives.

Benjamin applies a variety of GIS, spatial analysis, and data analysis tools to develop research reports, interactive visualizations, maps, and websites. His areas of work include industry, skills and knowledge clusters, housing, socioeconomic conditions, agriculture and forestry, local fiscal conditions, and broadband. He is also a member of Purdue’s Economic Gardening team, supporting data-driven research and analysis related to entrepreneurship and regional economic development.

Benjamin manages Rural Indiana Stats, a statewide resource focused on providing data and information about Indiana’s rural communities. The site has received two awards recognizing excellence in GIS.

Prior to joining PCRD, Benjamin served as a GIS Technician for the Elkhart County Auditor in 2014 and completed a GIS internship with the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) in 2013. He earned a B.A. in Geography from Indiana University in 2013.