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AI GIS applications specialist

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

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GIS applications specialist · 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. Create, analyse, report, convert, or transfer data using specialised applications program software.
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.
  • Create, analyze, report, convert, or transfer data, using specialized applications program software.

GIS applications specialist · 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