Occupation Atlasgeographic information systems specialist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9af8907f-56a7-4170-83b1-3c6ba0997cfa
geographic information systems specialist
Geographic information systems specialists use specialised computer systems, engineering measures, and geological concepts to process land, geographic, and geospatial information into visually detailed digital maps and geomodels of a reservoir. They convert technical information like soil density and properties into digital representations to be used by engineers, governments and interested stakeholders.
Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
CIRConventional · Investigative · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.88
- I Investigative5.19
- R Realistic4.26
- A Artistic2.31
- S Social1.93
- E Enterprising1.93
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians (15-1299.02): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply digital mapping
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- cartography
- collect mapping data
- compile GIS-data
- create GIS reports
- create thematic maps
- environmental design
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- geographic information systems
- geography
- geological mapping
- geomatics
- mathematics
- perform surveying calculations
- process collected survey data
- statistics
- surveying
- use databases
- use geographic information systems
Optional (23)
- CAD software
- analyse environmental data
- collect data using GPS
- collect geological data
- conduct land surveys
- develop computer vision system
- develop geological databases
- geodesy
- interpret geophysical data
- operate surveying instruments
- perform image editing
- photogrammetry
- prepare visual data
- solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools
- spatial planning
- store digital data and systems
- surveying methods
- topography
- use CAD software
- use an application-specific interface
- use presentation software
- use spreadsheets software
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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