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Job Description: GIS Coordinator – Local Government

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 20, 2001 • 0 Comments
Job Description:  GIS Coordinator – Local Government

Briefly describe a typical day: Exciting, hectic, productive. Analyze global data needs and work with GIS team to develop exciting, innovative GIS desktop applications and maps. How do you use GIS to help your company? Produce GIS applications and maps to provide data and map access so city staff is more effecient and effective in [...]

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Job Description: GIS Analyst/Programmer – Utility

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 20, 2001 • 0 Comments
Job Description: GIS Analyst/Programmer – Utility

Briefly describe a typical day: I create internet based mapping applications. So all day I work on ArcIMS customization projects. Write and test JavaScript code to carry to custom functions in GIS websites. Develop ASP’s to carry out custom GIS functions with ArcIMS. I also am developing an internal webpage to support ArcIMS development. Occasionally [...]

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Job Description: GIS Specialist – Education/Research

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 19, 2001 • 0 Comments
Job Description:  GIS Specialist – Education/Research

How do you use GIS to help your company? I help students, staff and faculty use GIS software and find GIS data to further their research. GIS software used: All ESRI products. ENVI- remote sensing and GIS. What skills do you need to be successful in your position? The patience of a teacher, skills with [...]

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Job Description: GIS Technician – Local Government

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 19, 2001 • 0 Comments
Job Description: GIS Technician – Local Government

Briefly describe a typical day: A typical day includes assisting planners, engineers & other staff in their GIS needs like mapping, analysis etc. Using GIS to perform studies and briefs for planning commission actions in a city government setting.  GIS analysis is used for zoning inquiries, impact analysis, city limits mapping, property information management, and addressing, [...]

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Job Description: GIS Intern – Groundwater Agency

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 19, 2001 • 0 Comments
Job Description: GIS Intern – Groundwater Agency

Briefly describe a typical day: Generate standard well location maps for clients. Assist GIS Analyst in developing new GIS applications associated with groundwater issues (water quality, new wells, etc.) How do you use GIS to help your company? Assisted hydrogeologists in analysing groundwater quality. GIS software used: ArcView and extensions Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst [...]

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