Career Definition. GIS technicians make maps and customized geographic information systems (GIS) applications and manipulate data to serve a variety of purposes.They read and interpret maps, manipulate and understand digital land data, and manage data entered into a GIS database.IS technicians typically earn a Bachelor of Science degree in geography, computer science or engineering. Typical courses in these programs include GIS, geography, geosystems, historical geography, and computer architecture.
Industry Day for Navyâs NGEN Coming Up in May. The Navy is gearing up to recompete its next generation enterprise network, or NGEN.Two years ago, the Navy awarded Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services [HP] the NGEN contract, which runs until 2018.
Follow Business Insider: Reuters A Russian warship fires during celebrations to mark Navy Day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol July 27, 2014. Russia's plan to add 80 new warships to its Black Sea fleet will put the country's navy even further ahead of the US Navy in terms of sheers numbers.here, too, its navy's reach is at stake: Syria hosts Russia's only port in the Mediterranean, where Russian ships can refuel without making the long trip through the straits that traditionally divide Europe and Asia. But depending on how you measure size, the US is likely to hold on to its naval supremacy.