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Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 14:23:29 -0400
From: Martin von Wyss <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: City of Boston seeks Cartographer
Sender: Martin von Wyss <[log in to unmask]>
[Apologies for the cross-posting.]
Colleagues,
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (http://www.boston.gov/bra/default.asp)
is looking for a cartographer; the job description is below. Feel free to
redistribute this message or contact me with any questions.
We will soon also be hiring a GIS Specialist, so please check our employment
page (http://www.boston.gov/bra/jobdesc.asp) in the coming days and weeks.
Thanks.
MvW
Martin von Wyss
Manager, Digital Cartography and GIS
Boston Redevelopment Authority
617 918 4305
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TITLE: DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHER
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING & ZONING/PLANNING & ZONING
GRADE: 16
HIRING RANGE: $32, 985.68 to $39,599.56
Employee must be a resident of Boston at the time of hire.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under direction of the Manager of Digital
Cartography produce maps for various Agency uses; supply Agency staff and
members of the general public with geographic information.
Receive requests from Planners and other Agency staff for maps and
geographic information including demographic, assessing, and zoning
information.
Utilizing desktop publishing software and Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) produce maps for presentation via print, the Agency's intranet, and
the internet. Develop creative options to lay out and present information in
effective manner.
Improve distribution of geospatial data to general public. Adapt and clean
data for distribution. Make data available through web site and/or Agency's
map counter.
Assist GIS Specialist in digitizing and updating agency's geospatial
information including zoning maps, maps of proposed development and
neighborhood initiatives, etc.
Assist researchers by making exploratory maps using Census, Assessing, Land
Use, and Zoning information.
Organize, update and maintain various databases both relational and
geographical.
Develop and recommend expansion of mapping and graphics services provided.
Perform other related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Work requires completion of a Bachelors degree or equivalent in Geography or
related field. Must be experienced in all aspects of cartography including
the use of color, typography and visual hierarchies in map design;
projections and coordinate systems; design requirements for different media;
and so on. Proficiency in desktop publishing (Freehand or Illustrator,
Photoshop) and web design programs and basics of GIS required; familiarity
with electronic data formats including GIS data formats essential. Must have
at least one year of experience in an office environment.
Please send résumé/application with portfolio samples to
Human Resources
BRA
43 Hawkins Street
Boston, MA 02114
USA
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