Geographic information systems technician

Also known as

GIS technician, geospatial analyst, geospatial data specialist, geographic information systems analyst, geographic information systems developer, geographic information systems officer, geospatial imagery intelligence analyst

AUT programmes

• Bachelor of Science

Work environment

• Usually work regular business hours
• Usually work in offices and may travel locally
• May work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Need to be methodical, communicate well and identify and solve problems

Typical tasks

• Use geographic equipment, technology and systems
• Give technical support
• Create electronic maps
• Analyse geographic data
• Write reports
• Assess data quality
• Build scientific and mathematical models
• Create graphics, tables and graphs
• Maintain electronic databases
• Write computer programming code

Salary information

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Further study options

• Master of Science