Required skills analytical skills to analyse GIS system options and application architecture 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 self-management skills to: maintain attention to detail manage project activity meet deadlines 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) GIS software, such as: ArcInfo GenaMap MapInfo GIS application development methods hardware, including: digitisers local and wide area networks multimedia technology plotters printers scanners servers workstations key features of line instructions and programming legislation relating to: appropriate Acts copyright freedom of information intellectual property trade practices organisational and industry policies and practices relating to developing, monitoring and maintaining GIS: custodianship of data industry practices, policies and standards pricing and access statutory requirements potential inaccuracies and problems with GIS data principles of database theory relationship between user needs and the application development cycle requirements relevant to developing, monitoring and maintaining geographic information systems: accuracy and precision requirements data formats scripting techniques system analysis and design in relation to GIS use of macros |