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