Job opening: Geospatial Specialist
Salary: $82 764 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Oct 10 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The FBI Laboratory seeks a highly qualified specialist to join its team of experts in crime scene documentation, advanced technology, surveying, geospatial mapping, and digital modeling at Quantico, VA. Career opportunities available for those with expertise in the application of airborne LiDAR and photogrammetry technology to support law enforcement and public safety. FAA Part 61 and/or 107 pilots preferred.
Duties
Apply the concepts, principles and methods of geospatial analysis, including aerial imagery, to produce products used for criminal, investigative, operational and law enforcement matters.
Deploy to major crime scenes and other locations as needed to provide crime scene documentation using technologies such as Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and drones.
Apply design theories and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to create impactful map-based visualizations.
Utilize specialized software packages within the Esri ArcGIS Desktop suite and extensions (i.e., ArcPro, Image Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, etc.), Autodesk (i.e., AutoCAD, Revit, etc.), and Adobe Creative Suite (i.e., Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.)
Deploy with airborne collection platforms to capture imagery to support Field Office requests and crime scenes.
Obtain FAA Part 107 certificate, pass FBI drone qualifications, and deploy as a drone pilot.
Utilize programing languages such as Python, VBScript, JavaScript, C#, etc.
Produce products and visual aids using Adobe Premier and After Effects.
Operate and maintain airborne LiDAR and imagery acquisition systems.
Serve as sole crew member and camera operator on Cessna 206 aircraft.
Process raw LiDAR and imagery data from airborne acquisition systems.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience (SE):
GS-11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
Experience with electronic/graphic design publishing principles, practices, and standards in order to create original, informative and unbiased visual map graphics.
In-depth experience using Esri ArcGIS Pro to produce map-based graphics.
In-depth knowledge of GIS and remote sensing concepts, terminology, and techniques.
Experience creating, sharing, and managing web services, web maps, and web applications in Esri ArcGIS Online (AGOL) and Portal environments.
Experience in 3D modeling using aerial imagery and LiDAR.
In-depth understanding of photogrammetry and aerial survey technologies.
Experience using imagery processing software (i.e., Pix4D, Drone2Map, HxMap).
Thorough knowledge of LiDAR production workflow to include point cloud classification and feature extraction.
GS-12: In addition to the above, applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
Extensive experience using ArcGIS Desktop and extensions (i.e., Image Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, etc.), Autodesk (i.e., AutoCAD, Revit, etc.), and Adobe Creative Suite (i.e., Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) to produce visual aids and products.
Experience in processing raw LiDAR and imagery data from airborne acquisition systems.
Experience in generating multi-sensor (i.e., terrestrial and airborne LiDAR, survey data, airborne imagery, etc.) data-fusion derived products.
Education
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS-11: Applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in one of the following fields of study: geospatial analysis, geospatial information systems, photogrammetry, cartography, remote sensing, or other GIS related fields.
GS 12: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience.
Contacts
- Address Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20535
US
- Name: Mary Arbelo
- Email: [email protected]
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