A GIS applications developer stands for geographical information systems applications developer, who offers various services to his/her customers. The GIS applications developer responsibilities include overseeing, strategizing, growing, improving and helping software systems, information base and internet practices. He/she develops and makes the productive equipment and top side tools. The client services overlap with respect to GIS enterprises. He/she also makes sure that the computer system software practices and commodities agree with the rules, regulations and judicial needs of the organization.
The GIS applications developer even combines software practices and programs with other industrial systems and with the industrial service oriented architecture. He/she grows GIS desktops, servers and mobile applications. He/she advises the GIS personnel on upgrading the active GIS applications in different trade regions. He/she heads and administrates other unit associates in order to make sure that the commodities are handed over at the right time and within the given fiscal monetary funds of the company.
A GIS applications developer executes many duties and job responsibilities and some of his/her key responsibilities are as under:
Qualifications and Skills Required
A candidate who wants to step into the shoes of a GIS applications developer should have a bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or a related field. A master's degree in the same field would ensure that he/she gets a handsome salary and a good office. With a master's degree, he/she would be able to get short listed for one of the best companies in his area. A bachelor's degree would confine him/her to lower positions and his/her career opportunities would be limited. But a few years of working experience could help him/her a lot. A master's degree is greatly appreciated if the candidate also has a few years of GIS software expertise with a past company. In these conditions, sky is the limit for him.
Apart from these qualifications, he/she needs to have some special skills and qualities too. He/she must be familiar with computer software programs and have a strong software background. He/she also should have good written and reading skills, which amounts him to have good communication skills as well. He/she should have strong business software architectural skills and must have the ability to comprehend text based on it. He must be familiar with web development languages as well that can really help him a lot in doing well in his career and this field. He/she should be able to adjust himself with other professionals in his/her company, work individually and should have strong geographical information systems specialization background. He/she should also be able to modify himself with the ever changing environment of his/her office. Finally, he/she should have good creative skills.
Working Conditions
A GIS applications developer generally works in an office, and sometimes, even works outside. He/she works for 8 hours every day and five days a week. This amounts to him/her working for about 40 hours or a little more in a week.
Salary
A GIS applications developer draws a median salary of about USD 91, 000. This figure may also increase or decrease as per his/her educational qualifications, capabilities and years of experience.
Thus, the GIS applications developer responsibilities include maintaining the GIS computer systems of his/her company and ensuring that the same are able to meet the company's requirements.