GIS professionals and staff that are dedicated to supporting the public safety mission require a unique combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities in order to effectively support emergency operations. Establishing minimum criteria and qualifications for GIS personnel and teams for the Nation is critical to building the Public Safety GIS Workforce. NAPSG has developed the first version of Position Qualification Sheets and Resource Types/Packages for use by agencies nationwide, and across all disciplines, as guidance in the following:
| Level | Position |
| Basic 1 | Field Data Entry Technician |
| Basic 2 | GIS Technician |
| Intermediate 1 | GIS Analyst |
| Intermediate 2 | GIS Team Leader |
| Advanced | GIS Supervisor |
| Resource Type: GIS Map Support Team | |
About this Effort – In developing these position qualification sheets NAPSG reviewed and assessed a large-body of existing work, including but not limited to the following: Homeland Security Geospatial Concept of Operations, URISA’s GIS Professional certification requirements, FEMA’s Qualifications System, NIMS Resource Typing structure, US Department of Labor’s competency model, and others.
The position qualification sheets and resource types/packages are living documents that NAPSG will update on a 6-month or 12-month basis as updates are identified by the community.
June 16, 2020 Updated September 23, 2020 Due to the increasing need for technology in support of emergency operations, NAPSG Foundation launched a research study in January 2020 to explore the current state of technology-related roles and functions. The goal of the research was to form a baseline understanding of how information technology, cyber security,
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