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ID #15574627
State Virginia
City Springfield
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Electronic Consulting Services, Inc (ECS Federal)
Showed 2021-06-18
Date 2021-06-17
Deadline 2021-08-16
Category Et cetera
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Cartographic Analyst

Virginia, Springfield, 22150 Springfield USA

Vacancy expired!

ECS is seeking a

Cartographic Analyst to work in our

Springfield, VA office.

Job Description: Deliver Cartographic Analyst support by providing crucial services to enable execution of customers mission and attainment of Agency goals, specifically for the production programs of: Digital Nautical Charts (DNC) and Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC).
  • The scope of work for DNC/ENC production includes, but is not limited to, support to the following functions:
  • Source evaluation of rasterized nautical charts, ENC, digital hydrographic survey data, Notices to Mariners (NtM), orthorectified imagery, chart catalogs and a variety of Open Source or government furnished data sets.
  • Compiling or updating maritime features and attributes for the DNC/ENC portfolio on ESRI based Foundation GEOINT Modernization (FG MOD) production environment workstations. Compile from a variety of sources including but not necessarily limited to rasterized nautical charts, ENC, digital hydrographic survey data, NtM, orthorectified imagery, and chart catalogs. This includes manually digitizing coastline from commercial satellite imagery to generate the Dynamic World Coastline (DWC).
  • Assess compiled ENC or DNC against sources and document collections that does not comply with collections guidance or source.
  • Writing Python Scripts in ArcGIS to improve efficiency of the production process.
  • Data conversion/migration from DNC to ENC as required.
  • Data Transfer Officer functions.
  • Replica generation within the FG Mod environment.
Candidates must be able to work in a dynamic, fast paced team environment with maritime GEOINT domain expertise; possess effective oral and written communication skills; and are capable of creating and delivering effective PowerPoint based presentations. The ability to manage multiple time constrained projects is critical to success.

Required Skills:
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • 3 to 10 years of cartographic finishing, feature extraction from maps, charts or various imagery sources, attribution population, and related experience.
  • Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS and PLTS.
  • Ability to geo-rectify maps, charts and various sources.
  • Knowledge of NGA Products and Services.

Desired Skills:
  • Experience creating, editing, and manipulating shapefiles, geodatabases, and features.
  • Ability to export data in multiple formats, predominantly standard MILSPEC as well as shapefiles.
  • Knowledge of generalization rules.
  • Ability to use imagery for the purposes of nautical chart compilation.
  • Experience combining digital cartography, computer technology, GIS, cartographic and geospatial production techniques, remote sensing, photogrammetry, and digital data formats.
  • Ability to order, manipulate, and interpret various types of satellite imagery used as a source for feature extraction (coastline, etc).
  • Ability to perform manual or automated bulk quality checks.
  • Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel.
  • Knowledge of geospatial database content management.
  • Knowledge of symbolization rules (how symbols are used to portray features).
  • Experience working with geospatial data in a multi-user enterprise environment.
  • Knowledge of S57 data format.
ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans. ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3000+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.

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