Geographic Information System Specialist:
Creates databases, maps, and/or graphs that can be combined with geographically referenced data, working with GIS software and programs that have the capacity to relate different types of data, such as socioeconomic, demographic, administrative or political boundaries, land use, land...
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Geographic Information System Specialist:
Creates databases, maps, and/or graphs that can be combined with geographically referenced data, working with GIS software and programs that have the capacity to relate different types of data, such as socioeconomic, demographic, administrative or political boundaries, land use, land cover, environmental, infrastructure, and transportation networks.
Keeps databases, maps, and graphs maintained.
Meets with users to define data needs, project requirements, required outputs, or to develop applications.
Conducts research to locate and obtain existing databases.
Compiles data gathered from a variety of sources, including censuses, field observation, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, and existing maps. Enters data, analyzes geographic and spatial data, and determines how all of the combined information can best be integrated in order for it to be displayed using GIS and incorporates it into documents and reports. Analyzes geographic relationships among varying types of data. Performs programming and analytical project responsibilities which include
planning, developing, analyzing, and performing quality control functions to geographic related systems in support of the organization’s GIS. Designs and update database, applying additional knowledge of spatial feature representations. Operates and maintains GIS system hardware, software, plotter, digitizer, color printer, and video camera. (Source: eDOT Job Description)
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