What GIS Technicians Do: A Synthesis of DACUM Analysis

This article is a consolidation of 8 DACUM Job Analyses for GIS Technicians from across the United States published in the URISA Journal Volume 22, Issue 2, 2010. It includes supplemental tables. Identifies 55 common task categories, 35 knowledge and skill categories and 27 behavior categories which are itemized, ranked and documented. This information can serve as the basis for new job descriptions, curriculum resources for education and training, criteria for inter-institutional program articulation, and requirements for professional certification.