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.
Subscribe to Navy News Service Navy.mil Underway. The year 2000 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Navy's submarine force. Today's attack submarine is one of the most lethal weapons in the nation's arsenal, and the ballistic missile submarine constitutes a very important component of the country's strategic deterrent.