GIS Analyst

The Adirondack & St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario PRISM Conservation and GIS Analyst oversees GIS and other relational database programs and provides technical support and expertise to Conservancy staff teams in order to fulfil New York State Department of Environmental Conservation contract deliverables. The Conservation and GIS Analyst designs and maintains centralized databases, participates in conservation planning at various levels, assists with collecting data in the field, develops methods for mapping and classifying native and invasive species infestations as well as documenting management trends and ecosystem recovery, and conducts data quality control and management; including preparing data for analysis and public display in reports, maps, websites, and scientific publications.

They coordinate GIS and other relational database activities between internal and external sources. The PRISM Conservation and GIS Analyst develops and delivers training on data collection systems and protocols to staff individually and in groups. They lead remote sensing projects and activities for invasive species and utilize and maintain specialized remote sensing equipment and software. They perform data analysis, design and produce advanced complex queries and professional reports, process spatial and other relational data sets derived from cartographic and tabular source material, provide hardware and software support, produce maps and other graphic products and reports and develop and maintain GIS library and/or database products library.