Land Cover Technician
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Overview:

This technician position supports analysts and the groups Technical Domain Expert in the classification and editing of modeled classification of remote sensing data, like NIR and aerial imagery, for projects supporting various fields, including water resource management and coastal effects of climate change, e.g., Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) of NOAA. Technicians work with the rest of the technical team to produce accurate and precise land cover products in a consistent and timely manner. The primary duties of a technician working on landcover and C-CAP projects in the Biophysical Analytics group include classification of data through photointerpretation and vector and polygon digitizing.?

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide. NV5s continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the worlds toughest problems. The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.

At NV5 Geospatial, We are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment. We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as a leader in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities?

• Support production for land cover and C-CAP projects using remote sensing data?

• Implement established QA/QC protocols??

• Manipulate and classify data with great attention to detail and efficiency?

• Maintain precision and accuracy in high volume workflows?

• All other reasonable duties as assigned?

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities?

• Communication skills, organizational skills,?& professionalism?

• Apply direction from co-workers and management?

• Maintain composure and flexibility while switching between tasks?

• Maintain productivity while performing repetitive tasks?

• Aptitude for learning multiple geospatial software

• Learn from mistakes and take constructive criticism?

• Thrive in a team environment?

• Express quality or staffing concerns to the leadership

• Interest in remote sensing, environmental science, or GIS?

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications