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Skills:Land Surveying, Geographic Information systems (GIS), Remote Sensing

Senioor Cartographer/GIS O fficer 10/02/2004 - current
National Bureau of Statistics, Dar es Sqlqqm, Tanzania
Industry: Central Government
Experienced GIS Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the Geospatial industry. Skilled in Mapping and Visualization, GIS query operations, Manipulating Personal Geo-databases, Geo-referencing data sets, On-screen Digitizing, Creating Spatial Queries, Operations involving web GIS and database servers such as PostgreSQL.
My Responsibilities include: o To organize and supervise GIS field missions; o Managing and supervising the GIS assistant and the staff on the GIS section to ensure all Maps are properly scanned, digitized, coded and stored; o To ensure an accurate link between the GIS and the Database data, cross check data collected in the field and to develop dynamic links between Database and GIS data and to ensure regular updates and solve eventual discrepancies; o Ensures that the produced maps meet the requirements of concerned NBS departments; o To Conceptualize methodologies for collecting GPS and other GIS related data, as according to need; o Maintain spatial databases with focus on National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI); o Develop procedures and workflows for the improvement of the management of geospatial assets; o Design models to automate the acquisition, the processing and subsequent exploitation of spatial datasets; o Promote implementation of standards related to mapping such as templates, naming convention, symbols and metadata; o Preparation of Cartographic Reports.--
Mine Surveyor 01/2002 - 03/2004
Tulawaka Gold Mines, Geita, Tanzania
Industry: Mining
I was responsible for all Geo-Spatial activities
o Staking out of various engineering infrastructures like Buildings, Roads, Dams, Water Pipes, Runways, Airports, Mine Crashers etc. o Control Surveys (Traverses by using Total Stations and GPS Surveys) for densification of Control points of different accuracies/classes for different purposes. o Levelling o Topographic Surveying and Cadastral Surveying o Taking spot heights for volume calculations o Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities--

University of Dar es Salaam 09/1997 - 07/2001
Dar es Salaam, , Tanzania
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Land Surveying
Minor:GIS
B.Sc (Horn) in Land Surveying from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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