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.
(U.S. Navy/PO3 Dudley Reynolds) SAN FRANCISCO - The 36th annual San Francisco Fleet Week runs Oct. 3 through 10 and will welcome more than 2,000 Sailors, Marines, members of the Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy to the Bay Area for the eight-day tribute to maritime forces.