https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seattle/jobs/2246223/gis-analyst-it-pro-c-bu

​Position Description
The Seattle Information Technology Department is seeking two GIS professionals to perform GIS analysis and cartographic work, maintain data on multiple thematic layers, support GIS end users, develop training materials and user guides, and deliver end user training.  Temporary benefit eligible assignment is anticipated to last 6-9 months.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with customers to analyze and document their needs and requirements
• Design and create hard-copy and digital maps, map sets, atlases and other cartographic products
• Design and develop complex analyses employing spatial and network analysis, integration of business data
• Create, administer and edit GIS feature classes and tables using out-of-the-box ArcGIS tools
• Perform research utilizing a variety of methods including but not limited to: manuals, documents, field checks, and other self-directed research
• Manage and interpret various source materials such as plats, maps, engineering plans, hand-drawn sketches, legal descriptions and on-line research tools
• Document procedures and guidelines
• Coach and train end users
• Independently resolve most routine problems while maintaining communication with other team members, supervisors and subject matter experts

Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 

Note: Combinations of education and/or experience which provide an equivalent background to perform the work of the class will be considered.

Education: A two year or four year degree in Geography, Computer Science, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field

Experience: High proficiency and at least two years of experience performing spatial analysis, data manipulation, data maintenance, and production of cartographic products, using ArcGIS.  Experience with industry standard GIS/IT concepts, practices and techniques.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience performing GIS data maintenance (typically 2+ years)
• Thorough understanding of legal descriptions pertaining to property boundaries
• Ability to work efficiently in a deadline-driven environment and move between assignments with ease
• Experience with Oracle and with Esri extensions and tools (Model Builder, Spatial Analyst)
• Strong customer service, communication, training, problem solving and technical writing skills
• Experience with scripting and software development tools (SQL, PL/SQL, VB.NET, C#, Javascript, VB Script, Python, or other programming languages)
• Ability to communicate and work effectively within a multicultural workforce serving a diverse customer base

Additional Information
​NOTE:

• Submit cover letter & resume along with NeoGov application.
• Employment contingent upon successful completion of comprehensive criminal background investigation in compliance with Seattle's Fair Change Employment Ordinance SMC 14.17.
• This position is covered by a collective bargaining unit; Local 77 IBEW.
• Position is eligible for overtime or compensatory time for hours worked over 40 in a work week.

https://www.powells.com/book/-9781426219726

Monday, November 5 @ 7:30 PM
Powell's City of Books

​In All Over the Map (National Geographic), Greg Miller and Betsy Mason explore the intriguing stories behind maps from a variety of cultures, civilizations, and time periods. Their diverse compendium includes ancient maps of dragon-filled seas, elaborate graphics picturing unseen concepts and forces from inside Earth to outer space, devious maps created by spies, and maps from pop culture such as schematics to the Death Star and a map of Westeros from Game of Thrones.

Calling all GISers!!!
 
Please pass on to those that might be interested…
 
Wednesday, December 5th 2018
Brookwood Library - Event Room
2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy
Hillsboro, OR 97124
 
The Brookwood Library Event room is located on the 2nd floor,
Bring your own beverages (no host)
 
Start 10 AM SHARP! End Noon-ish
 
Agenda …
 
Welcome and introductions
 
Utilities in GIS!
 
Northwest Natural Gas – 15 min
Eric Stipe, GIS Supervisor
 
Portland General Electric – 15 min
Patrick Gronli, GIS manager
 
Tualatin Valley Water District – 15 min
Peter Boone, PE, PLS, Water Operations Division Manager
 
PCC student presentation (Still pending) – 10 min
 
Break/Networking – 10 -15 mins +/- (depending on time)
 
ArcGIS Pro and the Utility Network – 20 min
Esri, John Ruffing, Account Manager, Local Government (OR & ID) and or assignee
 
Geocortex Essentials and Assets – 20 min
Latitude Geographics, Matt Vaillant, Account Manager and or assignee
 
Make plans after the session to go to lunch with some of your peeps or new ones!
​

https://humantransit.org/2018/10/urgent-need-for-a-freelance-transit-cartographer-reply-by-nov-1-2018.html

Our firm is urgently looking for a detail-oriented cartographer who works freelance, and who has experience drawing transit maps in Adobe Illustrator.  In the course of our planning studies, we create many transit maps for our clients, all in a similar style like the slice above.

We need someone who can start at once and work quickly under direction.  There is not much room for design creativity, as you will be revising maps whose style is already established.  The job mainly rewards speed, accuracy, and an eye for clarity and completeness.

​I invite freelance cartographers to send us a quick note at [email protected] no later than Nov 1.  Include:

• Contact details.
• A resume.
• A specific illustrative estimate.  Please go to this post and look at the existing and draft network maps for the San Jose area of California.  (Right click on each map to bring up the sharper image.)  If you had been given the completed “existing” map and a set of GTFS files giving routes and frequencies of the planned network:  (a) How long (elapsed days from assignment to completion) would it have taken you to complete the draft plan map at the level of quality shown, and (b) what would have been your price for doing so?  Please think about this in the context of your current workload in Nov and Dec of 2018.  (Don’t ask us what our budget is!  In this example, we are showing you the exact level of quality we want, so just tell us what that would cost!)
• Some samples of detail-oriented transit mapping you’ve done.  It is helpful if you can tell us how long a particular exercise took.
• What is your availability (total hours) in November and December of 2018?

​We reserve the right to ask you to complete a very small task, taking no more than an hour, to establish your competence at the type of work we have.  We are likely to have at least 60 hours of work for you as part of this contract.  It’s possible that this could turn into something longer term.

Our offices are in Portland, Oregon and Arlington, Virginia, but you don’t need to be there to meet with us directly, although it is helpful to be on the same side of the planet so that we can interact by phone easily.
Reply by November 1 please, but because time is short we reserve the right to act as soon as we find the right person.  Please spread the word if you know others who may be interested.

Please save the date and mark your calendars for the 2018 celebration of GIS Day on Wednesday, November 14th from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Portland, Oregon! 
 
The U.S. Forest Service Data Resources Management staff is hosting this public event, which will be held at the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Building (1220 SW 3rd Ave).  The welcome-to-event booths and Smokey Bear photo opportunities will be held on the first floor gallery past the elevators.   Guest speakers and interactive displays will occur on the ground floor in conference rooms 1b and 3.  Speakers will be scheduled for short talks on the impact of GIS on different focus areas.  Also on display will be examples of how the Forest Service and partners utilize geospatial information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology for the Greatest Good.

Hydrologic Technician III
The Klamath Tribes
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Chiloquin, OR 97624
$34,137 - $49,615 a year
 
CLOSES: 11/16/18
 
INTRODUCTION
 
The Hydrologic Technician III position is located in the Aquatics Program within the Klamath Tribes Natural Resources Department. The primary purpose of this position is to support the Hydrologist by working independently and as part of a team performing field data collection tasks to develop scientific information regarding the movement and condition of water, especially as it relates to aquatic ecosystem functions, and then formulates and implements strategies for restoration, monitoring, or management.
 
The Hydrologic Technician III will measure and monitor surface water and ground water flows, levels, and conditions, and integrates these data into scientific endeavors to restore and maintain aquatic ecosystems and regulatory processes designed to protect the Klamath Tribes’ water rights. Other duties include establishing and maintaining a network of gauges providing continuous measurements of water flow, level, and condition in rivers, streams, springs, lakes, marshes, and shallow ground water.
 
The Hydrologic Technician III works with other Aquatics Program staff (Fish Biologist, Hydrologist, Fluvial Geomorphologist, Environmental Restoration Planner, and Water Quality Technicians) to implement a Fisheries Restoration Plan and an Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Plan for the Upper Klamath River Basin. Restoring and maintaining important Tribal fisheries is the primary goal of the Fisheries Restoration Team. Primary objectives include: 1) re-establishing extinct spawning populations of endangered Lost River and Short Nose suckers; and 2) re-introducing extinct populations of Chinook salmon in the Upper Klamath River Basin. The primary goal of the Ecosystem Restoration team is managing and remediating processes contributing to hypereutrophication and fish habitat degradation in and above Upper Klamath Lake. Primary objectives include: 1) managing and remediating non-point source nutrient loading from agricultural landscapes to measurable reduce cyanobacteria blooms and the related adverse water quality in Upper Klamath Lake; and 2) rehabilitating and maintaining habitats to the extent necessary to recover and sustain important native fisheries, including Lost River and Short Nose sucker, Redband trout, Bull trout, Steelhead, and Chinook salmon.
 
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Establish and maintain a network of continuous gauges measuring water flow, water level, shallow groundwater levels and flow, and other pertinent parameters (e.g. temperature, turbidity, etc.), following US Geological Survey standards or the equivalent.
  
• Write standard operating procedures for establishing and maintaining gauges, for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of data generated, and for publishing and managing final data sets.
  
• Collaborate with other professionals in the US Geological Survey, the Oregon Water Resources Department, and others to establish and maintain gauges (e.g. agreements to jointly operate gauges).
  
• Participate in the Klamath Tribes’ Fisheries and Ecosystem Restoration Teams to implement a Fisheries Restoration Plan and an Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Plan.
  
• Collaborate with other professionals in the development and implementation of ecosystem restoration and monitoring actions, fisheries restoration and monitoring projects, water quality monitoring, and other water-related activities.
  
• Purchase, safely operate, maintain, and repair gear and equipment necessary for sampling and data collection.
  
• Coordinate implementation of field surveys with collaborating agencies and organizations.
  
• Enter, edit, update, and graph field and laboratory data.
  
• Produce maps to assist with research efforts using ArcGIS.

 
To apply: http://klamathtribes.org/administration/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hydrologic-Technician-III.pdf

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/eugene/jobs/2235728/geographic-information-technician-2

Provides Geographical Information System (GIS) technical support and assistance to the Parks and Open Space Division with a primary focus on data development and maintenance, analysis and map production activities, including GIS and database quality assurance. Provides GIS assistance to staff and the public by producing maps and related data representation.
 
Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 5:00 p.m. 
Accepting on-line applications only.

Examples of Duties Performed - Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Create, maintain and analyze data and maps for Parks and Open Space Staff, the general public, and special projects as assigned.
• Assists in the creation and maintenance of Parks and Open Space GIS layers and metadata in Multiuser Geodatabases and for use in ArcGIS Online.
• Develops and maintains Geographic Information System (GIS) layers related to Parks and Open Space assets and infrastructure, parcel, right-of-ways, easements and City property, capital projects, and other municipal operations.
• Uses Cartographic/Graphic Design Principles for print and/or digital map and/or images.
• Interprets maps and aerial photography.
• Interprets and extracts data from a variety of sources (online, regional server)
• Converts data into GIS acceptable formats and integrates  data from different formats into GIS utility.
• Assists with development and maintenance of GIS mapping applications.
• Assists with moving and displaying data between AutoCAD and GIS.
• Prepares data representation in map or tabular format for posters and/or reports.
• Applies GIS procedures such as geocoding addresses, basic calculations (acreage, square footage), data analysis, spatial analysis, 3D representation, metadata creation, and procedural documentation, creation, and editing of GIS data files.
• Supports and guides other GIS users; provides training to co-workers, and assists with formal GIS training  in the use of GIS software programs such as ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS online, ArcGIS Web Applications, GIS mobile data collection software and customized applications.
• Assists City departments and divisions with GIS analysis and map production needs, including evaluation of data sources and development procedures, and the preparation of custom maps and graphs, and applications.
• Participates on regional and departmental teams involved in researching and planning improvements to GIS data layers and refinement of procedures and applications.
• Coordinates with local government agencies to ensure that timing and methods used to develop and update shared data are appropriate.
• Documents GIS data development and maintenance procedures.
• Conducts periodic and ad hoc quality assurance reviews of GIS layers and databases.
• Participates with supervisor and team members to coordinate, prioritize and address workloads, procedures, technical issues, schedules, and other job-related activities.
• Actively supports and respects diversity in the workplace.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

QualificationsKnowledge of:

• GIS principles, practices, and applications. GIS data entry and editing practices.
• Basic cartographic concepts.
• Computer data organization and file integrity controls.

Ability to:

• Use the following mapping software: ESRI ArcGIS Desktop, ArcCatalog, ArcScene (3d Mapping Application), Adobe Illustrator, ESRI ArcGIS Online, and Customized ESRI ArcMap (GeoDart).
• Use Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint) and Adobe Acrobat Reader/Professional,
• Convert and display data and layers between GIS and AutoCAD.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including printers, plotters, scanners, and reproduction machines.
• Perform computer-based, repetitive processes over long periods of time, while maintain high level of accuracy in an office environment.
• Maintain detailed and specialized files and record-keeping systems.
• Interpret and apply City procedures in making work decisions or in providing information to others.
• Read and interpret legal property descriptions and other technical data.
• Operate personal computer and use word processing, spreadsheet, and email software.
• Prioritize projects and work quickly, accurately, and thoroughly with close attention to detail to meet deadlines.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with supervisors, peers, City staff, employees, and the public.
• Understand and follow oral and written policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Understand automated tools and their capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications
Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job.  A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience
Two years of technical experience in GIS systems.

Training
Equivalent to an Associate Degree in GIS, geography, cartography and/or computer programming.