Geospatial Technician
What the work is
Analyses and manipulates geospatial data from multiple technologies, formats and projects to form integrated datasets.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assists with the development and maintenance of geographical information systems (GIS)
- Creates, maintains, displays and updates GIS databases
- Works with geospatial technology to assist with data gathering, compilation, mapping and data analysis
- Produces accurate maps and other representations of data for use in activities such as fieldwork
- Conducts fieldwork to resolve conflicting information and ensure the accuracy of data
- Records and documents details of map updates, additions and/or deletions
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a school science laboratory and prep room, supporting teachers and students through the school week. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A practical lesson goes smoothly because every piece of equipment was where the teacher needed it
- A student asks what you do and then wants to see the prep room
- A tricky experiment finally works, and a whole class cheers
Hard days
- A teacher asks for a practical lesson that needs preparing by first period tomorrow
- A spill or breakage that has to be handled safely before the next class arrives
- Cleaning, counting and labelling long after the students have left
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 311533, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.