OVERVIEW:
The Cartographer will apply Maritime domain geospatial knowledge to acquire, analyze, compile, and disseminate location-based information and intelligence to populate, update geospatial databases and create GEOINT products. Responsibilities includes referencing source materials, updating and/or creating geospatial database entries, and nautical charts. Work will be submitted through the QA/QC process and is required to meet strict deadlines. Will provide services to the Customer’s Source Directorate, Maritime Safety Office (SFH).
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Support Standard Nautical Chart (SNC) production by performing cartographic functions using the Enterprise Product On-Demand (ePODs) production process
- Provide support to Notice to Mariners production
- Extract features from a variety of sources, including but not limited to nautical charts, digital hydrographic survey data, and imagery to update Digital Nautical Charts (DNC) and Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC)
- Compile, recompile or update maritime features and attributes within ESRI-based FGMOD production system
- Improve existing production processes by writing Python scripts or ESRI models
- Nautical data conversion and migration
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in geography, cartography, imagery analysis or military equivalent; Additional experience can be substituted for education
- 0 - 12 years of experience in geography, cartography, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which includes skill in ArcGIS applications
- Ability to analyze imagery and non-imagery sources to application to NGA hydrographic products and databases
- Experience creating shapefiles, geodatabases, and features
- Experience working with ESRI Production Line Tool Set (PLTS), Nautical Charting, Production Mapping, and Defense Mapping extensions or similar toolsets
- Ability to geo-rectify maps, charts and various sources
- Experience in the Maritime GEOINT domain
- Knowledge of the S57 data format
- Clear and effective written and oral communication with team members and customer(s)
- Comfortable working with a team to achieve project completion
- Understands and applies more advanced concepts and processes to tasks
- Keen attention to detail
- Proficiency using MS Office Suite
CLEARANCE:
- TS/SCI minimum with ability to obtain and maintain CI Polygraph
