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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
- Business Analyst
Tasks for “Cartographer”
- Apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data in transportation routing settings to determine the best routing to reduce pollution or energy consumption.
- Recommend procedures or equipment or software upgrades to increase data accessibility or ease of use.
- 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.
- 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.
- Interpret aerial or ortho photographs.
- Review existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, or completeness of documentation.
- Select cartographic elements needed for effective presentation of information.
- Design or prepare graphic representations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, using GIS hardware or software applications.
- Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to determine the best locations for renewable energy sites, including solar or wind energy installations.
- Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
- 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.
- Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data for use in urban planning applications that promote better land use or reduce environmental impacts of development.
- Provide technical support to users or clients regarding the maintenance, development, or operation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases, equipment, or applications.
- 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.
- Confer with users to analyze, configure, or troubleshoot applications.
- Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to identify spatial relationships or display results of analyses, using maps, graphs, or tabular data.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mainframe computers
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Computer laser printers
- Plotters
- Digital cameras
- Digitizers
- Desktop computers
- Large-format plotters
- Photocopying equipment
- Computer data input scanners
- Portable data collectors
- Personal computers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Email software
- Job control language JCL
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Landmark GeoGraphix
- ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
- SAP
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Microsoft Visual C++
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Microsoft Visual C#
- Autodesk MapGuide
- Bentley Microstation
- ESRI ArcIMS
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Web browser software
- Autodesk Topobase
- Coordinate geometry COGO software
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- C
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Extensible markup language XML
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Excel
- IBM WebSphere
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Microsoft Access
- dBASE
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Relational database management system RDMS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- JavaScript
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Trimble Pathfinder Office
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Python
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- List processing language LISP
- ESRI ArcView
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Microsoft Office
- Structured query language SQL