Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

NJ Geospatial Forum

About Task Forces

Task Forces are an important component of the NJGF. As a need arises, the Executive Committee can establish a Task Force to meet a defined set of goals over a specific period of time. Forum members can volunteer to participate on one or more Task Forces. Each Task Force has a liaison on the Executive Committee. It is through this liaison that Task Forces can formally bring issues to the Executive Committee for discussion. If necessary, the issue can be raised at a NJGF meeting, and go as high as the Governor's Office for action. Thus, the members of Task Forces are truly empowered.  

Current Task Forces:

 

Civil Service GIS Titles Review Task Force

Mission: To review the existing NJ Civil Service Commission GIS Specialist title series and make recommendations for possible changes to that series in a report back to the Executive Committee.

Goal: The current GIS Specialist title series has not changed in 26 years. This task force is charged with reviewing the existing titles and how they are used to make recommendations in a report back to the Executive Committee. There is no guarantee that any recommendations made in this task force report will be adopted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

The topics for discussion are:

  1. Text of job descriptions for the GIS Specialist series:
    1. GIS Specialist 1
    2. GIS Specialist 2
    3. GIS Specialist 3
    4. GIS Specialist Trainee (Title requires CSC approval before posting)
  2. Matching pay scales to similar IT titles
    1. GIS titles are, for the most part, a range lower than equivalent IT titles.
  3. Pros/Cons of making the series Competitive versus the current Non-Competitive status
  4. Splitting the series into something completely different to give more flexibility to managers and room for growth for staff. Some examples:
    1. Perhaps have two GIS title series instead of one, say GIS Technician 1,2,3 and GIS Analyst 1,2,3 (just an example).
    2. Make GIS Specialist 1 a non-supervisory title and create a new GIS Supervisor title (another example).

Chair: Scott Costello

Executive Committee Liaison: Scott Costello

 

Geodetic Task Force

Mission: To get a comprehensive understanding of the National Spatial Reference System 2022 being put forth by the National Geodetic Survey and potential impacts and plan to implement statewide.

Goals:

  • Research and provide guidance on Transformation tools between datums and State Plane systems.
  • Produce Best Practice and Standards documents for data and metadata, including model RFP language.
  • Collect and produce educational materials for the Geospatial Community. Plan publicity campaign for professional groups and decision makers.
  • The New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NJSPLS) will facilitate necessary legislation changes. The task force will communicate these changes, keeping the forum membership informed.

Chair: Stephen Eckhardt

Executive Committee Liaison: Ambrose Gmeiner