Geospatial Technician, Great Basin Institute
Agency: Great Basin Institute and the US Forest Service
Location: Placerville, CA
Closing Date: None noted
Term/Grade: Temporary
Position Summary:
Great Basin Institute and the US Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest, are seeking a Geospatial Technician to support the following critical work activities. Work on this project shall require a GIS background and expertise and experience with ESRI GIS and Adobe Creative Cloud software. The primary work location will be at the Eldorado National Forest Supervisor’s Headquarters in Placerville, CA. Secondary workplaces may occur at other locations.
Major Duties:
GIS Project Support including Data Management
- Requires the use of USFS corporate and other agency Geographic Information System data to perform GIS analysis and produce maps for USFS projects.
- Data capture, map attributing, editing, plotting and reporting as required
- Completes and updates metadata records for GIS projects.
- Collects geospatial and resource data using manual and technology assisted methods including GPS and mobile computing technology.
- Incorporates field collected and remote sensing data into corporate geospatial data sets using established procedures.
- Updates geospatial data sets for multiple disciplines including recreation, silviculture, wildlife, hydrology, engineering, fire, etc.
Geospatial Analysis
- Uses standard operations and scripted processes to manipulate and analyze geospatial data to support multi-resource analysis in support of planning
Cartographic and Map Design/Production
- Uses GIS software and cartographic tools to create simple thematic and reference maps, following appropriate standards.
- Reads and understands metadata to determine appropriate use.
- Uses and understands project map template
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