A GIS coordinator manages the use of GIS technology for various industries, including business, engineering, and humanitarian assistance. They use GIS software to conduct virtual surveys and study conditions for proposed developments, as well as provide solutions for civil, commercial, or sustainable development. The role requires the ability to translate the complexity of a region’s geography and coordinate with various professionals. Industries that recruit GIS coordinators include civil, aerospace, and industrial engineering.
A GIS coordinator manages the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology for a company or region. Applications for GIS software are extensive and international, and a GIS coordinator’s work can be in the fields of business, engineering, and humanitarian assistance, among many others. Implementing work based on research results and GIS projections and applying geography principles with planning and staffing are general tasks of a GIS coordinator.
Many users of computers and handheld applications are familiar with GIS technologies, such as mapping locations or tracking weather patterns, for example. Software technologists and trained geographers create multi-layered tools to conduct virtual surveys of terrain and environmental conditions. It is a GIS coordinator’s job to use these technologies for specific assignments or contracts.
Some coordinator positions focus on research or education activities and develop means to study conditions for proposed or future developments. In areas that do not have usable land for construction or infrastructure projects, a GIS coordinator can assess conditions for potential foundations or excavations. Site reuse in areas damaged by environmental or industrial events can also be studied by coordinated GIS teams.
Providing specific solutions for civil, commercial or sustainable development can also be in the role of a GIS coordinator. A public works or transport plan for a region would normally need a full study and planning proposal before committing to a project, and a coordinator can review natural resources and features through technology mapping, as well as investigate resources human and intelligence. Large-scale industrial or commercial sites often require the same planning as do projects focused on providing land use for communities around the world.
Utilizing geographic information system technology from the most micro, or local, level to the broadest, or macro, level is generally a skill of a trained GIS coordinator. Translating the complexity of a region’s geography, as well as the layers of GIS images available in software applications, often makes the role of coordinator both practical and virtual. Some coordinators may focus primarily on developing real projects from extensive modeling and GIS study, while others may coordinate from a computer station while delegating project planning activities to those in the respective fields.
Industries that recruit the skills of a GIS engineer include civil, aerospace and industrial engineering. There are also many government-level positions to develop interactive and printed maps for navigation and boundary identification. Other coordinators are called upon to serve as needed in response to geographic events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods that may require remapping of sites to meet the immediate and long-term needs of affected populations.
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