Description

As a specialist in spatial analysis, the geomatics expert is responsible for producing and managing the geographical maps required to support decision-making by the authorities regarding land-use planning: delineating flood zones, traffic flow zones, state-owned port facilities, and the projection of statistical data…

Qualities and skills

• Adaptability
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork skills
• Leadership (if managing a team)
• Proficiency in spatial and statistical analysis
• Proficiency in cartographic representation rules.
• Design and structuring of geographic databases
• IT development
• Knowledge of techniques for acquiring, integrating and disseminating geographical data (maps, GPS, satellite imagery, etc.)

Levels of education and training

Two years of post-secondary education (Bac + 2): BTS in Surveying, Topography and Digital Modelling; Higher Technician’s Diploma in Sustainable Development (ENTE); Professional Qualification as a Geomatics Technician

Bac + 3 Professional Bachelor’s degree in Surveying and Geomatics / Cartography, Topography and Geographic Information Systems / Spatial Planning and Urban Planning

Bac + 5 Master’s degree specialising in Geography, Planning, Environment and Development; Master’s degree specialising in Geomatics; Engineering degree from the National School of Geographical Sciences; Engineering degree from the Paris-Est Higher School of Engineering at Gustave Eiffel University, specialising in IT

Sectors and organisations

The majority of geomatics specialists work in the public sector. It is possible to work as a civil servant or on a contract basis, within a government department or a local authority, a nature reserve, or in public institutions such as the IGN (National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information) or Météo-France. Geomatics specialists may also be employed in the private sector: within oil, civil engineering and engineering groups, or by network operators (water, gas, electricity, telecommunications), etc.