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[pieter.snyders]

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Hi Pieter

You could try the Council for GeoScience [1]. The CSIR Stellenbosch office also used to maintain data sets on borehole water quality, availability, average depth, recharge, etc. A private firm, GEOSS [2], in Stellenbosch might also be able to help.

[1] http://www.geoscience.org.za
[2] http://geoss.co.za

Gavin

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Hi Team

 

Anyone has a list of questions to expect for a GIS position’  interview?

 

 

Thulani S Dhlamini

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Also make sure you rehearse the basics like what is a 1) Projection, 2) Coordinate System, 3) Datum, etc. 

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Some questions will require a particular project where GIS was instrumental in ensuring a positive outcome of the results.

Another question might require that your explain steps required to establish a GIS platform for an organisation (if there is no such a division in that organisation).

 

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Hi Team

 

Anyone has a list of questions to expect for a GIS position’  interview?

 

 

Thulani S Dhlamini

Database Administrator

Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency

 

Tel:          [phone]

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E-mail:    [hidden email]

Postal:     P/Bag X11338, Nelspruit, 1200

Website: www.mpumalanga.com

 

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Hello,

 

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Define versioning and list its main events
How will release com objects.
If you want to update 'n' number of features in featureclass which interface will you use (performance wise)
What is Callback in ArcGIS Server?
Explain security model employed in ArcGIS Server . Whats new in 9.3?
What is projection ?
What are different projection systems and what is difference between projected coordinated system and geographic coordinate system
What is a scale.?
What is geocoding?
What is reverse geocoding?
What is geo-referencing?
What is geo-processing?
What is ArcSDE. What is database which you used?.
If two persons updating the particular row of the table in database?. How does the system work?.
How do you load data into SDE?
How will create a SDE view?
What is an interface to implemented for callback ?
What is difference between queryfilter and querydef?, when to use ?
Difference between IFeatureLayer and Layer
What is generic class used to hold a set of properties for database connection?
Whether every controls in Web ADF has a property "CallBackresults"?
Give few command line ArcSDE commands?
Difference beteween personal geodatabase and enterprise geodatabase
What is ASP.NET AJax model used in ArcGIS Server 9.3 and 9.3
What is BLOB?
What is difference between Overriding and overloading
Difference between abstract class and interface
What is GPS ?
....many more...

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Define versioning and list its main events
How will release com objects.
If you want to update 'n' number of features in featureclass which interface will you use (performance wise)
What is Callback in ArcGIS Server?
Explain security model employed in ArcGIS Server . Whats new in 9.3?
What is projection ?
What are different projection systems and what is difference between projected coordinated system and geographic coordinate system
What is a scale.?
What is geocoding?
What is reverse geocoding?
What is geo-referencing?
What is geo-processing?
What is ArcSDE. What is database which you used?.
If two persons updating the particular row of the table in database?. How does the system work?.
How do you load data into SDE?
How will create a SDE view?
What is an interface to implemented for callback ?
What is difference between queryfilter and querydef?, when to use ?
Difference between IFeatureLayer and Layer
What is generic class used to hold a set of properties for database connection?
Whether every controls in Web ADF has a property "CallBackresults"?
Give few command line ArcSDE commands?
Difference beteween personal geodatabase and enterprise geodatabase
What is ASP.NET AJax model used in ArcGIS Server 9.3 and 9.3
What is BLOB?
What is difference between Overriding and overloading
Difference between abstract class and interface
What is GPS ?
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Most likely you should know your Analysis tools, table selections, buffer, extracts and so on.

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Thank you for the inputs. Over-preparation can be also a downfall sometimes.

 

 

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Most likely you should know your Analysis tools, table selections, buffer, extracts and so on.

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2012/2/21 Thulani Dhlamini <[hidden email]>

Thank you for the inputs. Over-preparation can be also a downfall sometimes.

 

 

Thulani S Dhlamini

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So many proprietary software specific questions? Why? Rather ask
around concepts, not functions in specific software packages - those
can be learned.

This is OSGeo right? OS being relevant at some point?

Just checking...

- -- Paul

On 21/02/2012 11:46, Tshikororo.J wrote:

> Define versioning and list its main events How will release com
> objects. If you want to update 'n' number of features in
> featureclass which interface will you use (performance wise) What
> is Callback in ArcGIS Server? Explain security model employed in
> ArcGIS Server . Whats new in 9.3? What is projection ? What are
> different projection systems and what is difference between
> projected coordinated system and geographic coordinate system What
> is a scale.? What is geocoding? What is reverse geocoding? What is
> geo-referencing? What is geo-processing? What is ArcSDE. What is
> database which you used?. If two persons updating the particular
> row of the table in database?. How does the system work?. How do
> you load data into SDE? How will create a SDE view? What is an
> interface to implemented for callback ? What is difference between
> queryfilter and querydef?, when to use ? Difference between
> IFeatureLayer and Layer What is generic class used to hold a set of
> properties for database connection? Whether every controls in Web
> ADF has a property "CallBackresults"? Give few command line ArcSDE
> commands? Difference beteween personal geodatabase and enterprise
> geodatabase What is ASP.NET AJax model used in ArcGIS Server 9.3
> and 9.3 What is BLOB? What is difference between Overriding and
> overloading Difference between abstract class and interface What is
> GPS ?

- --
- -- Paul http://www.paulscott.za.net http://www.chisimba.com
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Hi all

When looking for a GIS specialist, I mean exactly that as opposed to a Product or Technology Specialist.

I expect a grounded GIS specialist to handle any GIS platform on the basis of principles and the required output.

It has to be wrong to assume an exposure to open source or other GIS technologies make you less of a GIS specialist.

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So many proprietary software specific questions? Why? Rather ask
around concepts, not functions in specific software packages - those
can be learned.

This is OSGeo right? OS being relevant at some point?

Just checking...

- -- Paul

On 21/02/2012 11:46, Tshikororo.J wrote:

> Define versioning and list its main events How will release com
> objects. If you want to update 'n' number of features in
> featureclass which interface will you use (performance wise) What
> is Callback in ArcGIS Server? Explain security model employed in
> ArcGIS Server . Whats new in 9.3? What is projection ? What are
> different projection systems and what is difference between
> projected coordinated system and geographic coordinate system What
> is a scale.? What is geocoding? What is reverse geocoding? What is
> geo-referencing? What is geo-processing? What is ArcSDE. What is
> database which you used?. If two persons updating the particular
> row of the table in database?. How does the system work?. How do
> you load data into SDE? How will create a SDE view? What is an
> interface to implemented for callback ? What is difference between
> queryfilter and querydef?, when to use ? Difference between
> IFeatureLayer and Layer What is generic class used to hold a set of
> properties for database connection? Whether every controls in Web
> ADF has a property "CallBackresults"? Give few command line ArcSDE
> commands? Difference beteween personal geodatabase and enterprise
> geodatabase What is ASP.NET AJax model used in ArcGIS Server 9.3
> and 9.3 What is BLOB? What is difference between Overriding and
> overloading Difference between abstract class and interface What is
> GPS ?

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I'm with you there Paul

This is a FOSS GIS list so please keep on topic.

As Paul says, employers should not be asking software-specific questions. Government employers especially, seeing that we have an Open Source policy in South Africa and ALL government GIS and other software WILL be FOSS within a few years.

In the same vein, government tenders are not allowed to request specific software. Rather, they have to request a solution. This enables ALL software and solutions providers an opportunity to bid while the FOSS industry grows. Eventually Government tenders will enforce FOSS software requirements.

Please help lobby and advocate FOSS in your environment, especially if you work in Government. Start by sharing GIS tenders and job adverts on this list and acting as watchdogs for tenders and job adverts that name proprietary software - share them on this list so that action can be taken.

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On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 09:11 +0200, Paul Scott wrote:

So many proprietary software specific questions? Why? Rather ask
around concepts, not functions in specific software packages - those
can be learned.

This is OSGeo right? OS being relevant at some point?

Just checking...

-- Paul

On 21/02/2012 11:46, Tshikororo.J wrote:
> Define versioning and list its main events How will release com
> objects. If you want to update 'n' number of features in
> featureclass which interface will you use (performance wise) What
> is Callback in ArcGIS Server? Explain security model employed in
> ArcGIS Server . Whats new in 9.3? What is projection ? What are
> different projection systems and what is difference between
> projected coordinated system and geographic coordinate system What
> is a scale.? What is geocoding? What is reverse geocoding? What is
> geo-referencing? What is geo-processing? What is ArcSDE. What is
> database which you used?. If two persons updating the particular
> row of the table in database?. How does the system work?. How do
> you load data into SDE? How will create a SDE view? What is an
> interface to implemented for callback ? What is difference between
> queryfilter and querydef?, when to use ? Difference between
> IFeatureLayer and Layer What is generic class used to hold a set of
> properties for database connection? Whether every controls in Web
> ADF has a property "CallBackresults"? Give few command line ArcSDE
> commands? Difference beteween personal geodatabase and enterprise
> geodatabase What is ASP.NET AJax model used in ArcGIS Server 9.3
> and 9.3 What is BLOB? What is difference between Overriding and
> overloading Difference between abstract class and interface What is
> GPS ?


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[Chlodwik Rossouw]

Hi Gavin,

Fair enough, this is a OSGeo mailing list, but it also seems to be more than just covering OS related topics, which I think is extremely helpful to the general Geo community is SA. If general GIS topics are not allowed on this list, do you perhaps now of a forum or list that will cover general SA related GIS topics?

With regards to your statement of "employers not asking software specific questions", how should any potential employer test a potential employees technical skills or knowledge then? All GIS employers use some or other GIS software and in most cases, when they employ new staff, they want these employees to be able to use the software, especially when it comes to being a specialist. If your business or organisation works with specific OS or proprietary software, you want someone to be able to fully utilise this software without having to spend thousands of rands on training to get someone up to speed.

Tenders is something different, but when a tender has been awarded and a specific software solution has been implemented, surely skills in this technology will be required?

Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to specific software.

Chlodwik

On 23 February 2012 09:43, Gavin <[hidden email]> wrote:

I'm with you there Paul

This is a FOSS GIS list so please keep on topic.

As Paul says, employers should not be asking software-specific questions. Government employers especially, seeing that we have an Open Source policy in South Africa and ALL government GIS and other software WILL be FOSS within a few years.

In the same vein, government tenders are not allowed to request specific software. Rather, they have to request a solution. This enables ALL software and solutions providers an opportunity to bid while the FOSS industry grows. Eventually Government tenders will enforce FOSS software requirements.

Please help lobby and advocate FOSS in your environment, especially if you work in Government. Start by sharing GIS tenders and job adverts on this list and acting as watchdogs for tenders and job adverts that name proprietary software - share them on this list so that action can be taken.

Gavin   

On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 09:11 +0200, Paul Scott wrote:

So many proprietary software specific questions? Why? Rather ask
around concepts, not functions in specific software packages - those
can be learned.

This is OSGeo right? OS being relevant at some point?

Just checking...

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On 21/02/2012 11:46, Tshikororo.J wrote:
> Define versioning and list its main events How will release com
> objects. If you want to update 'n' number of features in
> featureclass which interface will you use (performance wise) What
> is Callback in ArcGIS Server? Explain security model employed in
> ArcGIS Server . Whats new in 9.3? What is projection ? What are
> different projection systems and what is difference between
> projected coordinated system and geographic coordinate system What
> is a scale.? What is geocoding? What is reverse geocoding? What is
> geo-referencing? What is geo-processing? What is ArcSDE. What is
> database which you used?. If two persons updating the particular
> row of the table in database?. How does the system work?. How do
> you load data into SDE? How will create a SDE view? What is an
> interface to implemented for callback ? What is difference between
> queryfilter and querydef?, when to use ? Difference between
> IFeatureLayer and Layer What is generic class used to hold a set of
> properties for database connection? Whether every controls in Web
> ADF has a property "CallBackresults"? Give few command line ArcSDE
> commands? Difference beteween personal geodatabase and enterprise
> geodatabase What is ASP.NET AJax model used in ArcGIS Server 9.3
> and 9.3 What is BLOB? What is difference between Overriding and
> overloading Difference between abstract class and interface What is
> GPS ?


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On 23/02/2012 10:13, Chlodwik Rossouw wrote:

>
> Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec
> can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to
> specific software.
>

Would you rather hire a person that can use MS Word, or someone that
can do word processing?

That is the real question here. If I hire someone that is "qualified"
in operating MS Word 2000 as an example, and I upgrade to the next
version, that person is redundant until trained. If, however, I find
someone that can do word processing (i.e. not attached to any specific
package), and they can remain agile since they know the fundamentals
of word processing, they will never be redundant and will forever be
an asset to my organisation. Same thing applies to other pieces of
software. I would rather have people that can think for themselves
than drones created from training courses where any deviation from the
norm will have them floundering.

Training institutions, colleges and Universities need to take this
lesson to heart as well, else we will never overcome the barriers to
true excellence.

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Subject: Re: [OSGeo Africa] 1: 500 000 hydrogeological maps of south africa

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On 23/02/2012 10:13, Chlodwik Rossouw wrote:

>
> Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec
> can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to
> specific software.
>

Would you rather hire a person that can use MS Word, or someone that can do
word processing?

That is the real question here. If I hire someone that is "qualified"
in operating MS Word 2000 as an example, and I upgrade to the next version,
that person is redundant until trained. If, however, I find someone that can
do word processing (i.e. not attached to any specific package), and they can
remain agile since they know the fundamentals of word processing, they will
never be redundant and will forever be an asset to my organisation. Same
thing applies to other pieces of software. I would rather have people that
can think for themselves than drones created from training courses where any
deviation from the norm will have them floundering.

Training institutions, colleges and Universities need to take this lesson to
heart as well, else we will never overcome the barriers to true excellence.

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This is really a nice topic, GIS is not specifically used by ARCGIS softwares, even other softwares can still solve the problems. If I was having a company and wanted to hire a person, I was gonna appoint someone who is open minded and also exposed to as many as possible different softwares.
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On 23/02/2012 10:13, Chlodwik Rossouw wrote:

>
> Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec
> can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to
> specific software.
>

Would you rather hire a person that can use MS Word, or someone that
can do word processing?

That is the real question here. If I hire someone that is "qualified"
in operating MS Word 2000 as an example, and I upgrade to the next
version, that person is redundant until trained. If, however, I find
someone that can do word processing (i.e. not attached to any specific
package), and they can remain agile since they know the fundamentals
of word processing, they will never be redundant and will forever be
an asset to my organisation. Same thing applies to other pieces of
software. I would rather have people that can think for themselves
than drones created from training courses where any deviation from the
norm will have them floundering.

Training institutions, colleges and Universities need to take this
lesson to heart as well, else we will never overcome the barriers to
true excellence.

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