GIS Technician at TWK Agri

Job Purpose

• The GIS Technician will be responsible for daily GIS data collection and management, quality assurance, visualisation, and analysis of agriculture-related vector and raster data, including satellite imagery.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Process, analyse and model GIS data for agricultural applications
• Ensure ongoing quality assurance, maintenance and distribution of spatial data
• Provide support to end-users by generating maps, GIS reports and information products
• Compile and organise GIS data from maps, databases and other sources
• Convert mapping resources and data into usable formats
• Perform quality control on data collection projects
• Handle general enquiries and market GIS products to clients
• Produce high-quality maps for various purposes
• Digitise data from aerial photography and satellite imagery as needed
• Collect field data from farmers to support analysis and decision-making

Qualifications and Skills

• Tertiary qualification in GIS, Geography, Cartography or Surveying
• 1-3 years experience in a similar role
• Proficient in GIS software (ArcGIS or QGIS)
• Bilingual (Afrikaans and English)
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently
• Understanding of farming practices and related aspects