Spatial Data Specialist

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Spatial Data Specialist - 3 Month Contract - Edinburgh - Basic Disclosure Scotland Required

As part of the Data Management practice of the Information Services Division (ISD) in AFRC, the Spatial Data Management Team receives, manages, maintains and delivers spatial data sets to a range of customers, both inside and outside AFRC.

The specific responsibilities are:

*Design, refine, follow and monitor procedures for transforming, storing, cataloguing and distributing data, and for correcting data integrity and quality.

*Use a variety of specialist geospatial software to achieve the above tasks

*Monitor the performance of the above tasks, and solve and repair issues when appropriate

*Configure and monitor the use of specialist geospatial software

Essential

*Solid knowledge and experience of spatial data concepts and tools

*Hands-on experience of manipulating and managing geospatial data

*Knowledge and experience of metadata concepts and use

*Responsibility for data integrity and quality

*Excellent awareness of the architecture of software applications and services

*Hands-on experience of programmatic database access and manipulation

*Experience of recording the results of data-intensive computer operations

Desirable

*Hands-on experience of spatial management tools, such as:

*ESRI ArcGIS software suite

*Snowflake GoLoader

*SuperpOSe

*QGIS

*FME

*SQL manipulation

*Experience of second or third line IT support

*Knowledge of agricultural schemes and legislation

*Knowledge of INSPIRE

*Hands-on exposure to Unix

*Command line manipulation of software tools

This role requires candidates to have a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland certificate.

Spring Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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