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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 7 Manage GIS Data			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.
KA7.1	Establish data custodianship and distribute and assign database permissions according to organizational policies.	Number Criteria 7.1.1  A memorandum of understanding is produced that states the ownership of the data and outlines access, creation, and update permissions, and indicates that the data has been accepted/validated by the owner(s).	GIS principles Data exchange procedures Database skills Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Personal computer Geographic information systems software Database software Word processing software Spreadsheet software
KA7.2	Organize file structure (e.g. create directories, perform  data and directory housekeeping)	Number Criteria 7.2.1  Data is stored as required by application, functionality, or organizational structure or standards in appropriate directories (folders, subfolders, databases, etc).	GIS principles Data exchange procedures Database skills Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Personal computer Geographic information systems software Word processing software Spreadsheet software
KA7.3	Perform data maintenance through archival functions.	Number Criteria 7.3.1  Document showing how and when files have been replaced, updated, posted, reconciled, and archived, including a log of all events is produced. 7.3.2  Performance of data maintenance should meet organization’s existing disaster recovery plan requirements for data storage and backup.	GIS principles Data exchange procedures Database skills Computer skills Network configuration skills	Personal computer Geographic information systems software Servers Database software Spreadsheet software