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