GIS Technician

Job Summary:

Responsible for assisting in the maintenance of the County’s GIS (Geographic Information System) System. This includes researching necessary source documents; importing/converting of data supplied by other departments, agencies, etc. and entering necessary geographic information through the use of ESRI and related software into the County GIS system; formats and outputting that data to support various functions and County departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist users to properly use recently created GIS programs.
• Provide both user and system documentation.
• Document all new and existing GIS system changes.
• Maintain arc, polygon and point geographic coverages through the use of digitization and coordinate geometry and related methods using ESRI and related software programs.
• Create/plot maps using cartographic skills to portray data in an understandable format.
• Import/export/convert data from various sources.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Additional training in Geography, Surveying, Drafting, Urban Planning or related field desired.
• Experience with ESRI, AutoCAD or similar products, and Microsoft Office desired.
• One year experience with Geographic Information System software desired.