GIS Specialist

Coordinates and facilitates Geo-Spatial related Research

• Analysis of user requirements to ensure appropriate research is conducted and appropriately reported.
• Conduct research to observe existing GIS processes
• Analysis of data flows and models
• Providing support in the Company and stakeholder GIS projects including:
  • Prefeasibility data support
  • Industry intelligence geo-space

Development and coordination in terms of Geo-Spatial Intelligence for the Company

• Coordinate and facilitate information dissemination of from the Bank’s Geo-databases by internal stakeholders
• Build crop profiles for each farm including:
  • Farm maps (summary land use capability of the farm)
  • Risk report tool
  • Place the farm in relation to where the Company has other application (comparability)
  • Ensure reports and compiled
• Data dissemination
• Map production (maps with different commodities, market, agricultural statistics) Spatial analysis

Provide Geo-database information dissemination and support to stakeholders

• Ensure stakeholder attribute databases are streamlined to add value to their respective projects – guide control (title deeds/bonds registered).
• Sources and catalogues geographical data to enable research on agricultural potential as a basis for productivity e.g. infrastructure data management.
• Manages and coordinates GIS to ensure continuous availability.
• Sources information at national, provincial, and local levels and incorporates into the GIS information pyramid.
• Ensure publishing of accurate, relevant and up-to-date third-party datasets in support of online GIS services.
• Perform regular reconciliation checks between the property and spatial data inventories
• Execute spatial data analysis to support organisational decision-making

Ensure database quality management and integration

• Ensure that the Bank’s Geo-databases are continually updated with the most recent data sets.
• Perform spatial data cleaning and verification.
• Ensure the integrity of spatial data.
• Ensure database quality management and integration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• B Degree GIS related/B Degree in Geomatics and Geo informatics

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in a supervisory role within Information Management environment