Essential Skills for a GIS Analyst

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What skills do you need to be a successful GIS Analyst?  Michalis Avraam put together the results of a discussion at the University of Washington that posed the question, “What are the essential skills to succeed as a GIS Analyst?”  Avraam breaks down the critical skills into categories: general GIS, database management, programming, project management and design, and other necessary skills.

There is some overlap among the categories and the skills are listed in no particular order.

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