GIS/Mapping Technician

Job Overview

Performs duties developing and updating maps and other graphic material using the Geographic Information System (GIS) or other mapping/cartographic computer software and hardware.

Salary

$32,552.00 - $41,496.00

Ideal Candidate

• Have experience using ESRI/ARCGIS software

• Skill in the use and operation of not only computers but peripheral equipment such as plotters and drafting instruments

• Experience reading and interpreting aerial photographs, maps, deeds and legal descriptions

• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform some or all of the activities described below.

• Creates and maintains GIS layers to ensure spatial and temporal accuracy and produces hard copy or PDF maps.
• Researches deeds and legal descriptions to clarify data; notes discrepancies in various mapping data, and recommends corrective action.
• Produces digital cadastral, infrastructural, environmental points of interest and various other data as needed for maps utilizing survey notes, legal descriptions and other recorded instruments, and assigns symbols to appropriate maps.
• Assists in digital organization, inventorying, and locating maps to ensure accessibility.
• Interprets aerial imagery to identify infrastructure and natural features to update database maps.
• Geocodes coordinates using the correct projection and datum translations.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of digital cartographic techniques.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Access, Word, and/or Acrobat Standard.
• Some knowledge of land codes and surveying practices.
• Skill in the use and operation of computer peripheral equipment such as scanners and plotters.
• Ability to read and interpret aerial imagery, maps, deeds and legal descriptions.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to read computer screens and printouts.
• This position is primarily sedentary.

Work Category

• Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED Certificate; AND
• One year of computerized or manual map drawing experience; OR
• Fifteen (15) semester hours from an accredited college or university in computerized mapping, computerized drafting, computer programming, cartography and/or GIS, with at least nine (9) semester hours in computerized mapping, cartography and/or GIS; OR
• Successful completion of a Vocational or Technical Training Program in computerized mapping, cartography or GIS; OR
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies listed above.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.