Spanish or Portuguese Linguist (Toponymist - Journeyman) - NGA Washington, 1st Shift

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• 20230207190318 Location : Springfield, VA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________   Masego is an award-winning small business that specializes in GEOINT services.
• As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we recognize and award your hard work.
• Description We are looking for a Journeyman-level TS / SCI-cleared Geospatial Linguist to join our team.
• This Spanish or Portuguese  Geospatial Linguist  shall analyze and conflate information associated with feature data listed in the Geographic Names Database (GNDB) while working closely with Intelligence Community (IC) geographic names experts.
• Selected candidate will use agency guidance and policies to respond to questions concerning the proper and correct usage of names, various Romanization systems, and the treatment of descriptive information on standard products.
• These services will use the Geographic Names Processing Systems (GNPS), charts, imagery and geospatial tools to refine names information for use in all types of products and to respond to use question via the Ad Hoc Query process.
• In addition, the candidate will prepare files and maps for work, accurately entering data to maintain and update the GNDB, including batching the completed work into the GNDB.
• The accuracy and reliability of the selected candidate’s work is essential to the missions of these users.

Primary Responsibilities :

Qualified candidates will possess an ILR Skill Level Two certification for reading (DLPT5 2 / 2) in the language and have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience Qualified candidates should also have experience using ArcGIS or GeoMedia Pro; creating shapefiles, geo-databases; utilizing native maps, secondary source maps, and historic maps for extraction and comparison; mapping imagery for stereo and mono extraction at various resolutions; and, expertise in research and information gathering Preferred Qualifications :

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