Skills Geological Information System Technician in Canada

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a geological information system technician in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology (NOC 22214).

Tasks

  • Generate maps and related graphs and charts
  • Plan map content, format and design and compile required data from aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports and other maps
  • Maintain and manage digital database
  • Train staff
  • Maintain equipment and instruments
  • Process data to conduct basic analyses of trends
  • Write specifications and technical reports
  • Monitor for quality
  • Participate in field checks and verification
  • Inspect final compositions
  • Examine and interpret aerial photographs
  • Develop specialized computer software, Internet based GIS, database and business applications
  • Analyze and interpret weather data
  • Maintain climatological databases
  • Observe, chart and report on ice conditions in navigable waters
  • Observe, record and transmit atmospheric and weather information
  • Operate analog or digital airborne remote sensing equipment to prepare images, data and graphic reports, maps and charts
  • Participate in programs to control avalanches in mountainous terrain
  • Perform data entry
  • Verify accuracy and completeness of data

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery Help - Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery
  • Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment
Controlling, monitoring, calibrating and adjusting precision instrumentation.

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Communication Help - Communication
  • Teaching and Training
  • Liaising and Networking

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
Liaising and Networking
Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information
  • Managing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.
Managing Information
Setting up manual or electronic systems for controlling, selecting, organizing, retrieving, distributing and safeguarding information.
Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Analyzing Information
  • Planning

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
Planning
Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Knowledge

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Social Sciences and Arts Help - Social Sciences and Arts
  • Geography

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Geography
Knowledge of principles, methods and practices for studying the location and distribution of land, sea and air masses including their physical locations, interrelationships and characteristics.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Mathematics and Science Help - Mathematics and Science
  • Earth Sciences (Geosciences)

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Earth Sciences (Geosciences)
Knowledge of the integration of chemistry, physics, biology, chronology and mathematics to study the earth and its atmosphere.
Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Design
  • Computer and Information Systems

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Design
Knowledge of principles, techniques and tools applied in the development of precision technical plans, drawings and working models.
Computer and Information Systems
Knowledge of computer programming, hardware and software.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

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