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