GIS Analyst

Role Description:

This position plays a significant support role in the ongoing development and maintenance of the address point and road centerline file programs developed by the Arkansas Geographic Information Office.  These data are used by Connect-Arkansas for address match and geocoding of data related broadband Internet services.

Develops spatial data overlays and comparisons, tests topology for structure and accuracy of spatial data components of the centerline file, and address point file.  Assists in developing workflow and routines for ingesting spatial data from a variety of sources into a common standard, performs geostatistical analyses, generates and analyzes geocoding jobs, tests and analyzes geocoding results, displays and communicates results using GIS on a weekly basis. Develops, tests, documents and performs data capturing, analysis and quality control procedures on a weekly basis. Communicates issues and errors to local constituents in meaningful ways to correct and enhance data quality.   Enhances and promotes the utilization of GIS through technical support for other team members on a daily basis. Assists in the quality control and quality assurance testing for address databases, may occasionally participate field verification at local, city or county levels.  Occasionally travel to county locations to meet with constituents on address point file data development, maintenance, and verification.  Represent the agency with the highest standards of conduct.

Must be able to communicate on a basic level in nurturing and educational tones with less sophisticated users who are creating data, must communicate with managers accurate and useful status updates, manage and report time spent on all work activities, follow quality standards, have the ability to work in a team environment, complete assigned tasks, determine time estimates and schedule for own work and resolve issues in a timely manner.