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