Required skills analytical skills to analyse data development 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 prepare and manage documentation and information flow 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 technology skills to use computers to develop business documentation Required knowledge data management processes data reduction and manipulation techniques database structures, including the relationship of spatial features of database generic query language, such as structured query language (SQL) geographic information systems (GIS) software, such as: ArcInfo GenaMap MapInfo legislation relating to: appropriate Acts copyright freedom of information intellectual property trade practices line instructions and programming for GIS data organisational and industry policies and practices relating to: custodianship of data industry practices, policies and standards access to organisational and industry documentation statutory requirements potential inaccuracies and problems requirements relevant to producing GIS data: accuracy and precision requirements data formats |