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Occupational Title: GIS Technician Key Purpose: Creates software and data solutions to assist in the visualization, measurement, and analysis of features or phenomena that occur on the earth that integrates acquisition, modelling, analysis, and management of spatially referenced data.
Critical Work Function 5 Generate GIS Products			Occupational Skills, Knowledge and Conditions
Key Activities		Performance Criteria	Occupational Skills and Knowledge	Conditions
Those duties or task clusters that are necessary to perform each critical work function.		Specific demonstrable performance and standards that indicate when the key activity has been performed successfully.	Those skills and knowledge that are specific to the occupation, such as technical processes or procedures common across the occupation that are critical to the related key activity.	Tools, resources and equipment necessary to carry out key activities and their related performance criteria.
KA5.1	Create maps.	Number Criteria 5.1.1 Existing industry standards and additionally project standards are met and all needed map elements are included such as: legend, scale, title, projection, direction, date, data source.	GIS principles Cartographic principles Presentation skills General geography Cartographic design skills Computer skills	Plotters Printers Personal computer Geographic information systems software Image display and manipulation software
KA5.2	Create analysis report.	Number Criteria 5.2.1  Report accurately describing the results of analysis, and displayed visually on the map, is developed and delivered as required.	GIS principles Database skills Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Personal computer Printers Geographic information systems software Database software Word processing software Spreadsheet software
KA5.3	Create tables	Number Criteria 5.3.1 Existing industry standards and additional relevant project requirements are met and all needed table elements are included.	GIS principles Database skills Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Personal computer Geographic information systems software Database software Word processing software Spreadsheet software
KA5.4	Create charts.	Number Criteria 5.4.1  Existing industry standards and additional relevant project requirements are met and all needed chart elements are included.	GIS principles Cartographic principles Presentation skills Database skills Facilitation skills Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Personal computer Geographic information systems software Word processing software Spreadsheet software
KA5.5	Generate mailing labels, logos, posters, etc	Number Criteria 5.5.1  Tabular data for the purpose of mailing label generation is prepared. 5.5.2  Mailing labels, logos, posters are generated as required.	GIS principles Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Printers Personal computer Geographic information systems software Word processing software
KA5.6	Distribute digital and hard copy products.	Number Criteria 5.6.1  Products are distributed as required in prescribed format.	Cartographic principles Data exchange procedures Presentation skills Database skills General geography Cartographic design skills Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Plotters Printers Personal computer Geographic information systems software