Jobs in GIS

Geographic Information Systems (or GIS) is a healthy occupational field in today's conservation occupations. GIS is a strong tool for many areas of forestry, from identifying harvesting locations to urban forestry. Wildlife mapping, ecosystem management and regional planning, all need this type of geographic data assembled.

Today's conservation professional uses digital mapping technology that links a computerized map with a computer database. Often the popular GPS systems are used in the field to locate specific points such as property lines, stream beds, and protected archeological locations. Since the use of GIS and GPS is now so widespread, it can be tricky to find a job in an environmental occupation that doesn't use this tool.

GIS work generally takes a person who is 'linear' in their thinking process and who pays deep attention to details. It often requires dogged determination to get to the exact GIS points in the outdoors and to make sure the data is correctly identified once you've collected it. Anyone who has had to rely of GIS data and found it lacking in certainty can appreciate the attention to detail that is needed in GIS work. Someone's life may depend on the accuracy of your GIS work. Remember that!

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SOURCES FOR JOBS IN GIS

GEO JOBS

Geojobs.org contains GIS Jobs and GIS Resumes. It also contains Remote Sensing (RS), Cartography and other Geography related job advertisements and resumes.

GIS Careers

Their database contains GIS jobs and resumes covering fields such as remote sensing, mapping, forestry, geographic analysis and more.

GIS Jobs Clearinghouse

GJC has hundreds of positions posted for GIS professionals and is one of the most popular GIS sites on the web.

GIS Jobs

Good site for a variety of GIS jobs.

WESTERN U.S. GIS JOB SEARCH

Comprehensive listing of career sites and links for people seeking GIS jobs. It's more of a personal-type web site, so some of the links may be completely new to you.

Wildlife and More

Texas A & M University maintains an extensive jobs board for their Wildlife and Fisheries program, of which GIS is one.

EarthWorks-GIS

Jobs in Remote Sensing and GIS from around the world.

GISL Job News - International

GISL International Consultants: Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing and Informatics. According to their web site information, GISL is one of the leading companies in the UK to provide application specialists to multi-disciplinary projects worldwide. So...if you are looking for some adventure and travel, this might it.

Geo Search

A professional recruiting firm for GIS professionals and entry level, too. They state, 'Never a fee for candidates seeking new opportunities' but be sure to check.

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