GIS Technician

Wyoming Game & Fish; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wyoming Game & Fish Department is seeking a Geographic Information Systems Technician in Cheyenne, WY. The role focuses on updating, maintaining, and standardizing authoritative geospatial data; producing maps for signage of Commission-managed lands; supporting department end-users; configuring web maps and applications; and completing metadata and workflow documentation.

Key responsibilities include updating GIS data layers, interpreting boundary descriptions, verifying geometry and

Responsibilities

• Update and standardize wildlife-related GIS data layers
• Accurately interpret pseudo-legal written boundary descriptions to create or edit spatial boundaries
• Check and verify accuracies of geometry, attribute data and metadata
• Produce maps as assigned
• Document major procedures and workflows

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking a Geographic Information Systems Technician in Cheyenne, WY. The primary responsibilities of this position are to update, maintain and standardize authoritative geospatial data; produce maps involved in the signage of Commission-managed lands; support Department end-users; configure web maps and applications; and complete metadata and workflow documentation. Human Resource Contact: Dezzaree Schott - [e-mail]

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Update and standardize wildlife-related GIS data layers
• Accurately interpret pseudo-legal written boundary descriptions to create or edit spatial boundaries
• Check and verify accuracies of geometry, attribute data and metadata
• Produce maps as assigned
• Document major procedures and workflows
• Complete other GIS proj...