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