GIS Specialist/Analyst

Job Title: GIS Specialist/Analyst

Location: Remote within the U.S

TOP THINGS: Perform ortho photointerpretation and change detection analysis using LiDAR and/or Ortho derived building footprints. Experience with ArcGIS online (AGOL).

Description

Job Description:

Staff members in this labor category provide database development support in creating cartographic and digital data products. These staff members have expertise in performing hard-copy-to-digital data conversion tasks, data migration, and translation activities utilizing advanced processing techniques in ArcGIS. These individuals design, develop, and implement efficient production tools and workflows in accordance with approved project plans and design parameters.

A strong understanding of data management within a relational database environment is required, along with 5–7 years of GIS Analyst experience applying GIS principles and practices.

Required Skills And Experience

• Knowledge of the multifaceted disciplines that contribute to the implementation of GIS applications.
• Some experience and exposure to GIS application development utilizing ASP.NET, C#, Microsoft Silverlight, and Adobe Flex.
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) scripting to retrieve data from relational database management systems, specifically Microsoft SQL Server.
• Familiarity with ArcObjects, VBA, and Python scripting/programming.
• Considerable knowledge and experience with core ESRI GIS software products, specifically ArcGIS Desktop, Arc/Info, ArcSDE, and relational databases within Microsoft SQL Server.
  
  

Description Of Work – Geospatial Support For TIMP Risk

• Digitize, maintain, update, and perform quality control (QC) on GIS databases.
• Perform orthophoto interpretation and change detection analysis using LiDAR and/or ortho-derived footprints acquired and classified during the study period.
• Attribute structure footprint types and determine occupancy information using and open-source data sources.
• Perform QC on structure data and provide quality assurance (QA) recommendations for process improvement.
• Reconcile and post edits to production databases and resolve conflicts.
• Provide process improvement recommendations for workflows related to structure identification, change detection, and Class Location/HCA/MCA data preparation processes.
• Develop process flow documentation and user aids for newly developed or modified processes.
• Provide recommendations and workflow diagrams for performing change detection workflows and building footprint reviews in Esri ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise Portal (AGOL).
  
  

Strongly Desired

Experience with structure and outdoor public assembly data and research to support Class Location and High Consequence Area (HCA) analysis in accordance with 49 CFR 192.5 and 49 CFR 192.903.

Skills: arcgis,database,microsoft,ortho,change detection,sql,agol,building,lidar,gis,databases