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