Required skills analytical skills to analyse data manipulation options communication skills to: consult effectively with clients and colleagues impart knowledge and ideas through oral, written and visual means initiative and enterprise skills to: negotiate with clients interpret project requirements translate requirements into design literacy skills to: assess, develop and use workplace information read and write specification reports, including technical reports research and access information in order to source geographic information numeracy skills to: analyse errors estimate costs perform mental calculations record with accuracy and precision planning and organising skills to: plan and prioritise activities to meet contractual requirements conduct project activity manage information spatial skills to: archive and retrieve spatial data capture geographic information manage and manipulate spatial data read external data sets technology skills to use computers to develop business documentation Required knowledge computer systems to manipulate GIS data data management processes data reduction and manipulation techniques database structures, including the relationship of spatial features of database geographic information systems software legislation relating to: appropriate Acts copyright freedom of information intellectual property trade practices line instructions and programming organisational and industry policies and practices relating to: custodianship of data industry practices, policies and standards relating to manipulating GIS data access to organisational and industry documentation potential inaccuracies and problems with GIS data requirements relevant to manipulating GIS data: accuracy and precision requirements data formats |