Academic Calendar - Fisheries and Marine Institute - Memorial ...

JOINT DIPLOMA OF TECHNOLOGY/BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY-OCEAN
MAPPING
SAMPLE JOB DESCRIPTION
• Typical activities for an Ocean Mapper graduate are as follows:
Spatial Database Administrator
• Experience with Oracle or SQL Server installation,
configuration and administration, with strong abilities
using either Oracle Spatial or SQL Server Geography and
Geometry data types.
• Spatial Database Backup and Recovery
• Archive Log Management
• ESRI ArcSDE tuning and configuration
• Strong understanding of the geodatabase, including the
types and their usage
• Experience with raster and vector data loading with
change control and optimization
• Ability to install and configure a Windows environment
• Ability to design, configure and maintain a spatial data
warehouse
• Ability to handle large quantities of data in a seamless
environment.
Remote Sensing Specialist
• Competence in using ArcGIS Desktop and Server
including processing and manipulation of a wide
• variety of spatial data, building databases, spatial analysis,
3D visualisations & map production;
• Experience in Remote Sensing techniques, such as
classification, feature extraction and image analysis using
Idrisi Taiga software or equivalent;
• Competence in digital Photogrammetry and orthophoto
production, preferably using PCI Geomatica or equivalent
• Familiarity with sub-metre GPS applications, including
data acquisition and post-processing;
• Abilities in a relevant language such as C++, Python etc
an advantage;
• Experience with web approaches, interfaces, & protocols
such as html, xml, css, php, etc;
• Familiarity with implementation of OGC compliant
standards such as WMS, WFS, etc;
• Sound understanding of computer networking, clientserver
and database technologies.
GIS Technician / Specialist
• Work with the project management team to plan and
implement new systems within a marine environment
• Deploy marine applications onto web servers and
configure systems based on identified requirements.
• Maintain a high implementation quality standard through
attention to detail and thorough review and testing
procedures.
• Deliver written material as need to summarize
implementations, report on status or provide clients with
how-to instructions
• Support existing client implementations by troubleshooting
and diagnosing issues, providing clients with guidance and
feedback and applying hot fixes where necessary.
• Provide technical guidance regarding the implementation
of ArcGIS Server and integration requirements within
marine-based solutions
• Install and manage ArcGIS Server systems
• Work with clients on the configuration of Map Services,
layer definitions, cartography, thematic map definitions,
and map server performance tuning.
• Process/prepare data for web sites, configure map server
settings, and create static HTML content.
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