Gis Analyst

**Communitech helps founders start, grow and succeed**

At Communitech, we’re all about the “F” word. Founders.

We were built by tech founders who saw the need for a community of support to help ensure the future prosperity of Canada. No other innovation hub can say that, which is pretty cool.

Established in 1997, our mission has been our guide ever since. We’re here to support the founder at every stage of their journey, providing accelerated opportunities to access talent, capital and sales.

As Canada’s tech supercharger, we help founders:
- Hire and retain the smartest, brightest and most experienced people- Access growth financing at every stage- Sell to the biggest customers at home and around the world- Connect the right people at the right time - peers who have been there before, coaches who can guide them through the difficult spots and partners from all over Canada

Communitech is a hybrid organization headquartered in downtown Kitchener, Ontario. In-person connection is important to us, so we get together regularly for special events, collaboration days and team socials, and we ask our team members to work onsite from our Kitchener facility 2 days/week, every Tuesday being our team-wide in person collaboration day. We are a flexible, people first environment and want to allow our people to make decisions and choices about where they work to support work life balance within clear guidelines.

**What you’ll be doing**:
Strategic Initiative Team: Support the OpenHDmaps platform by finding and integrating geospatial data, increasing its value to users across the mobility space.
- Research use cases for the OpenHDMaps platform in automotive, transportation, smart cities, infrastructure as well as new novel sectors such as augmented/virtual reality.- Identify sources of open geospatial data that would be of value to users of the OpenHDMaps platform.- Use standard open source geospatial tools (e.g. QGIS) to collect, aggregate, clean the identified open data sets.- Build new tools using Python in GIS databases as required.- Work with various partners and users to integrate geospatial data onto the platform.- Support others SI programs when needed- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Knowledge of open geospatial tools used to analyze/visualize data sets in various vector and raster formats (e.g. Shapefile, JSON, LiDAR, OpenStreetMap)- Understanding of High Definition mapping, autonomous vehicle or other transportation related technologies would be beneficial.- Interest in or experience with entrepreneurship and/or with technology startups is an asset- Strong written and verbal communications skills with strict attention to detail- Analytically minded for deep discussions on business needs- Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with client companies and other 3rd parties are a must- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations- Ability to prioritize multiple projects impacting a variety of internal and external stakeholders

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