GIS Technician

Sedgwick County; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sedgwick County is seeking a GIS technician to update and maintain GIS data layers, interpret legal descriptions, and compile parcel changes for the GIS spatial database.

The role involves researching land transactions, producing mapping products, and assisting clients with mapping requests while maintaining procedures and progress reports.

Qualifications

• Two years of cadastral cartographic experience performing data compilation and entry.
• Experience with ESRI software (ArcPro) and editing feature classes.
• Understanding of legal descriptions and the Public Land Survey System.
• High School diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain multiple GIS data layers.
• Interpret complex legal descriptions and research land transactions.
• Compile parcel change information into the GIS spatial database.
• Produce procedural documentation for mapped processes.
• Interview clients to determine elements of mapping requests.
• Fulfill requests for various mapping products.
• Research, compile and enter changes in the GIS spatial database.
• Maintain internal procedures and progress reports.
• Assist the public and fulfill requests for mapping products.
• Prepare basic maps for walk-in or call-in customers.

Skills

Cadastral cartographic experience

PLSS knowledge

Data entry/compile

Public Land Survey System

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

ESRI ArcGIS Pro

Job description

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Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits .

Responsible for the update and maintenance of multiple GIS data layers. Interprets complex legal descriptions. Researches land transactions and compiles parcel change information into the GIS spatial database.

Produces procedural documentation for those particular processes under their control.

Interviews clients to determine elements of mapping requests. Fulfills requests for various mapping products.

Research, compile and enter changes in the GIS spatial database

• Maintains Tax, City Annex, PLSS, and Election data layers
• Maintains other data layers as assigned
• Maintains internal procedures
• Maintains progress reports on a regular basis

Assists the public and fulfills requests for mapping products

• Assists walk-in and call-in customers
• Prepares basic maps as requested

Minimum Qualifications: Two years of Cadastral cartographic experience performing data compilation and entry. Previous experience with ESRI software (ArcPro) and editing feature classes. Understanding of legal descriptions and the Public Land Survey System. High School diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications: Five years practical use of ESRI software to include ArcGIS desktop editing tools, COGO and the use of ancillary ArcPro products to maintain cadastral data. Familiarity with ESRI Parcel Fabric. Two years of post-secondary education or training in computer aided drafting or GIS. ESRI ArcGIS Pro Foundation or Associate Certification.