GIS and Natural Resource Specialist
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10 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Woodlands North Inc. is currently seeking an experienced individual to support a GIS and Natural Resource Management position at a specialist level while contributing to our ongoing success. This full-time position is based in our Edmonton office.
About Us
Position Responsibilities
- Collecting organizing and managing spatial data related to environmental projects. This involves acquiring data from various sources such as satellite imagery GPS surveys and field data collection and ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
- Spatial Analysis conducting proximity analyses and generating spatial statistics to support decision-making processes.
- Integrating geospatial data from various sources and formats including remote sensing data aerial imagery LiDAR data and survey data to create comprehensive environmental datasets.
- Providing support for field data collection activities; QA/QC on data received.
- Developing and implementing spatial models and workflows to simulate and predict environmental processes. This may involve using GIS tools to model factors such as hydrological processes species distribution habitat suitability and land-use changes to support environmental planning and decision-making.
Position Requirements and Qualifications
- University Degree or technical diploma is required in Environmental Earth Science Forestry Biology Engineering Geomatics or Surveying.
- Professional registration or eligibility in one of Albertas Professional Regulatory Organizations.
- Work experience in forestry wildlife fishery agriculture land-use planning or related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of GIS and remote sensing using ESRI and open source. This includes the ability to acquire manage and analyze geospatial data; effectively communicating.
- Knowledge of advanced geoprocessing scripting (i.e. Python JavaScript and SQL) and automation of GIS workflows.
- Proven experience with LiDAR data las files point cloud manipulation classifications and modelling.
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Required Skills:
University Degree or technical diploma is required in Environmental Earth Science Forestry Biology Engineering Geomatics or Surveying. Professional registration or eligibility in one of Albertas Professional Regulatory Organizations. Work experience in forestry wildlife fishery agriculture landuse planning or related field. Demonstrated knowledge of GIS and remote sensing using ESRI and open source. This includes ability to acquire manage and analyze geospatial data; effectively communicating. Knowledge of advanced geoprocessing scripting (i.e. Python JavaScript and SQL) and automation of GIS workflows. Proven experience with LiDAR data las files point cloud manipulation classifications and modelling.
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Woodlands North Inc. is currently seeking an experienced individual to support a GIS and Natural Resource Management position at a specialist level while contributing to our ongoing success. This full-time position is based in our Edmonton office.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Databases
- ArcGIS
- GIS
- Microsoft Access
- Data Collection
- Relational Databases
- CAD
- Autodesk
- Data Management
- ArcView
- Metadata
- Oil & Gas Experience
