GIS Skills

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What skills are needed to be a successful GIS professional?  Broken down by category, listed here is an in progress list of all the skills a GIS professional may be required to have.  Provide your input on essential skills in the comment section below.

Cartography

Map Elements

Spatial Analysis

Data

Database Management

  • Relational Database Management
  • Structured Query Language

Equipment

  • Ability to operate GIS related hardware and associated peripheral devices such as GPS units, plotters, digitizers, and scanners.

General Skills

  • Basic understanding of Microsoft Windows operating system and ability to use standard office software (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, presentation software).
  • Proper use of grammar and spelling.  Oral and written language skills.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Understanding of how to seek out peer support to answer technical questions.

Programming and Scripting Languages

  • Knowledge of Python
  • Ability to script repetitive tasks

Software

Web Technologies

  • Web Servers


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  1. Hi,
    I am working as a GIS developer in India.
    Following is the list of skills that are normally required in the GIS service industry in India. They should more or less apply anywhere in the world.

    1. GIS package knowledge (ESRI dominates in most cases)
    2. Knowledge of development framework of the package (ArcObjects for ESRI)
    3. Support programming language by the package/framework (Java/.Net & any COM compliant language in case it’s ESRI)
    4. SQL basics (just enough to connect and query/update a database)
    5. Knowledge of any other package/framework is always helpful.

    Regards
    Ujjwal Nigam
    +91 – 9923810054

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