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AI geospatial technician

Maintains geographic information systems databases and produces maps using spatial analysis procedures.

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Geospatial technician · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems databases.
  2. Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports using GIS technology.
  3. Enter data into Geographic Information Systems databases using keyboard entry.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians” (O*NET 15-1299.02), as O*NET lists them:

  • Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
  • Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems.
  • 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.

Geospatial technician · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • JavaScript
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Azure software

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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