Description
We are seeking a talented Cartographer to join our team as a Production Specialist/Cartographer - Middle. The role requires a strong understanding of geography, cartographic finishing principles, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce, edit, and review high-quality maps and charts while ensuring timely, accurate mission support.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce, edit, and review national and international maps and charts at various scales using established cartographic standards.
- Create and maintain standard mapping products, including:
+ Topographic Map (TM) + MGCP Topographic Map (MTM) + Image City Map (ICM) + Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) + Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) + Jet Navigation Chart (JNC) + Global Navigation Chart (GNC) + Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) + Evacuation Chart (EVC)
- Attribute, conflate, edit, exploit, extract, format, manipulate, merge, position, and symbolize geospatial information to produce finished map/chart products and perform quality assurance reviews.
- Analyze and evaluate Foundation data for coverage, accuracy, currency, completeness, and applicability to mission requirements.
- Participate in technical exchanges with Government, industry partners, academia, military, civil partners, and geographically dispersed teams.
- Support mission readiness by developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), creating training guides, and mentoring team members.
Skills and Experience
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and/or 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Active TS/SCI with willingness to get CI Poly.
- Demonstrated experience in cartographic finishing, feature extraction, and data content management.
- Knowledge of Feature Data Specifications or Product Specifications (DPS) to include, the Topographic Data Store (TDS) and Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP) schemas, Data Product Specification (DPS), and/or Standard Information Guidance (SIG) for GEOINT product lines.
- Knowledge of digital data formats including, vector data, shapefile and spatial database, GML, and Extensible Markup Language (XML).
- Knowledge and skills necessary to edit, merge, and/or conflate geospatial content.
- Experience finding and using resources/webservices/websites as they pertain to features/attributes required for portrayal on map/charts.
- Demonstrated expertise with cartographic finishing software and automation tools, such as Cartographic Web Services (CWS), Digital Cartographic Studio (DCS), ArcGIS Desktop/Pro and extensions, and/or Cartographic Automation Production Solution (CAPS).
- Demonstrated experience performing geo-locational mensuration functions, extract coordinates and positional relationships from digital database systems.
- Demonstrated experience performing imagery interpretation from various imagery sources to validate features present on or missing from map/chart products and the underlying feature data.
- Basic experience using a geospatial database.
- Demonstrated experience communicating technical aspects of the cartographic product finishing tradecraft with clarity and accuracy both verbally and written.
- Experience with combining digital cartography, computer technology, GIS, cartographic and geospatial production techniques, remote sensing, photogrammetry, and digital data formats.
- Experience performing Quality Control and/or Quality Assurance of maps/chart using documented specifications and standards.
Desired Skills
- Experience in developing production schedules in order to deliver customer requirements on-time or ahead of the due date.
- Experience with Python scripting.
- Experience serving in a supervisory or Technical Lead work role.
- Experience training coworkers or others in cartographic techniques and best practices.
- Familiarity with emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and methodologies, with an understanding of their applications, implications, and integration into daily geospatial and intelligence workflows.