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Google Earth, GIS Specialist

Location: Bangalore

Team: IT & Data Management

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This position is based in Bangalore, India.

The area: GeoCommerce

There's always more information out there, and often, the information that matters most is what's nearest to you. The Commerce and Local team is made up of our geography and e-commerce experts. When we're not mapping the Amazon rainforest, we're helping you buy a bike, recommending the best slice of pizza within pedaling distance, providing directions on how to get there, and letting you pay for it via your phone. From Google Maps and Google Places to Google Offers and Google Wallet, the Commerce and Local team helps our users navigate the world around them.

The role: Google Earth, GIS Specialist - Bangalore

Geographic Information System (GIS) Engineers are the mapmakers of the 21st century. Working with massive data sets, you write scripts to process, compress and analyze imagery and vector data collected from the air, land and sea. With so much data coming in, you constantly develop new, more efficient ways to automate the indexing and analysis of it all. Whether it's a feed from a boat, a plane or a satellite, you shepherd data from acquisition, through analysis and all the way to publication on our maps platforms to wow our users and help them find their way with ever-improving maps of our world.

Responsibilities:

  • Independently process standard imagery data using internal as well as industry standard tools
  • Assist with all QA efforts following existing procedures
  • Utilize all methods of color correction, alignment correction and seam editing to ensure a high-quality database
  • Write scripts to automate routine tasks and process large amounts of data.

Minimum qualifications:

  • BS degree (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with UNIX/Linux or Windows environments and APIs.
  • MS in Computer Science, Geographic Science or Earth Sciences.
  • Familiarity with GIS Software (e.g. ESRI, GDAL, GRASS, OGR) and OGC standards (esp. KML).

The Big Picture

Bangalore office

Want to work on complex engineering projects that scale to hundreds of millions of users around the world, in a city with outstanding weather, beautiful parks, awesome restaurants and a cultural history that goes back 1,000 years? Google Bangalore may be just the place you're looking for.

Location: Bangalore

IT & Data Management

Take care of Google’s information - from the inside out.

Team: IT & Data Management

Google Earth, GIS Specialist

Location: Bangalore

Team: IT & Data Management

Apply now

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