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Surveying And Mapping, LLC GIS Technician in Merriam, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13513236 Surveying And Mapping, LLC\ \ \ GIS Technician\ \ US-KS-Merriam\ \ Job ID: 26-7552\ Type: Regular Full-Time\ # of Openings: 1\ Category: GIS\ Kansas City\ \ Overview\ \
For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services (MGS) framework. As North America\'s premiere MGS company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client\'s business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.
\ \ Responsibilities\ \
- Assist with interpreting as-built drawings, construction plans, engineering plans, recorded maps, deeds, legal descriptions, imagery and related source documents and incorporates them into GIS using various methods including coordinate geometry (COGO), digitizing
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of multiple GIS layers including parcels, streets, right-of-way, zoning, and other development layers.
- Follow quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) processes, and perform routine data management tasks, such as data validation and correction, queries and editing in GIS to ensure GIS data accuracy, integrity, and completeness
- Assist with GIS and data analysis, prepare and execute queries, produce maps, spreadsheets, graphs, and other analytical products.
\ \ Qualifications\ \ \ \
- Bachelors degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science or similar field
- 0-3 years as a GIS Technician
- Understanding of computer programming and data analysis skills
- Knowledge of modern cartographic standards and principles
- Advanced statistical, mathematical, and methodology skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to travel when required
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Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with
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