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Tennessee Valley Authority - Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Office of the Inspector General at the Tennessee Valley Authority has a vacancy in Chattanooga, TN for an experienced auditor to conduct operational/performance audits of TVA operations. The auditor will also perform environmental reviews which ...
Environmental Employment Opportunities: GIS
Geographical information systems, most often referred to by the acronym GIS, is a technical method of presenting and storing data about a specific geographic location.
GIS applications are also utilized to allow for user queries of data, so that information about a specific area can be presented easily and efficiently. GIS technology is used in a variety of environmental applications, ranging from resource management, emergency planning, civil and environmental engineering projects, assessment of environmentally sensitive regions and in conjunction with environmental site assessments (ESAs) to determine building feasibility and environmental impact.
green building jobs will often include requirements for GIS specialists as part of the environmental assessment phase of a green building project.
GIS specialist jobs typically revolve around an understanding and expertise in GIS software applications, of which there are many types. Such GIS software is used to manage and display geospatial data on digital maps. GIS software applications generally fall into one of multiple categories, including Desktop GIS software for viewing, editing and analyzing data, Spatial DBMS, WebMap Servers, Server GIS and Mobile GIS, among others. GIS specialists utilize the software applications to view, create, analyze, query and tranform data as well as to create maps. Individual software titles for GIS applications include Quantum GIS, ILWIS, uDig, gvSIG, JUMP GIS, OpenJUMP, Kalypso, SAGA GIS and many others. At Locate Environmental Jobs, we have gone to great lengths to provide both employers and job candidates with the resources necessary to further their hiring and job seeking goals in the environmental industry. Our partner employers frequently post GIS specialist jobs to our
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