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Job Description
Assist scientists, technologists, or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1199.05
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geographic Information Systems Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geographic Information Systems Technicians
- Technical Support Specialist
- Geographic Information Systems Technician (GIS Technician)
- Geographic Information Systems Specialist (GIS Specialist)
- Geographic Information Systems Coordinator (GIS Coordinator)
- Geographic Information Systems Analyst (GIS Analyst)
- Cartographer
- Information Technology Specialist (IT Specialist)
- Global Positioning Systems Analyst Technician (GPS Analyst Technician)
- Global Positioning System Field Technician (GPS Field Technician)
- Global Position System Technician (GPS Technician)
- Geospatial Technician
- Geospatial Specialist
- Geologist
- Geographical Information System Technician (GIS Technician)
- Geographical Information System Specialist (GIS Specialist)
- Geographic Information Systems Mapping Technician (GIS Mapping Technician)
- Cartographic Technician
Tasks for “Business Analyst”
- Confer with users to analyze, configure, or troubleshoot applications.
- Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
- Design or prepare graphic representations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, using GIS hardware or software applications.
- Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data for use in urban planning applications that promote better land use or reduce environmental impacts of development.
- Confer with biologists or other researchers in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to define wildlife areas or corridors for land use planning.
- Transfer or rescale information from original photographs onto maps or other photographs.
- Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to determine the best locations for renewable energy sites, including solar or wind energy installations.
- Interpret aerial or ortho photographs.
- Apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data in transportation routing settings to determine the best routing to reduce pollution or energy consumption.
- Select cartographic elements needed for effective presentation of information.
- Recommend procedures or equipment or software upgrades to increase data accessibility or ease of use.
- Design or coordinate the development of integrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial or non-spatial databases.
- Participate in projects that map changes in carbon emissions levels across different geographic locations, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data.
- Provide technical support to users or clients regarding the maintenance, development, or operation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases, equipment, or applications.
- Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to identify spatial relationships or display results of analyses, using maps, graphs, or tabular data.
- Review existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, or completeness of documentation.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, continue education, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems.
- Perform geospatial data building, modeling, or analysis, using advanced spatial analysis, data manipulation, or cartography software.
- Enter data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases, using techniques such as coordinate geometry, keyboard entry of tabular data, manual digitizing of maps, scanning or automatic conversion to vectors, or conversion of other sources of digital data.
Related Technology & Tools
- Photocopying equipment
- Computer laser printers
- Digitizers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Large-format plotters
- Portable data collectors
- Plotters
- Mainframe computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Digital cameras
- Personal computers
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Computer data input scanners
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- JavaScript
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Autodesk MapGuide
- SAP
- Trimble Pathfinder Office
- Microsoft Visual C#
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- ESRI ArcIMS
- IBM WebSphere
- Email software
- Relational database management system RDMS
- Extensible markup language XML
- List processing language LISP
- Python
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Coordinate geometry COGO software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Visio
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcSDE
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcView
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Autodesk Topobase
- ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Visual C++
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Bentley Microstation
- Landmark GeoGraphix
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Structured query language SQL
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- dBASE
- Microsoft Excel
- Job control language JCL
- C