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