WEBVTT 00:00:04.546 --> 00:00:06.840 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:95% I'm Corporal Natalie Clouthier from London, Ontario 00:00:06.840 --> 00:00:10.635 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:118% and I'm a Geomatics Technician currently posted to the Mapping and Charting Establishment 00:00:10.635 --> 00:00:12.011 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:48% in Ottawa, Ontario. 00:00:12.595 --> 00:00:17.726 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:120% Geomatics Technicians use the most advanced IT equipment and cutting-edge geospatial technology 00:00:17.726 --> 00:00:20.645 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:90% to create a virtual view of the landscape that's used to plan 00:00:20.645 --> 00:00:23.606 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:80% and conduct important operations in Canada and around the world. 00:00:24.607 --> 00:00:27.652 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:95% They collect and analyze geospatial data from different sources 00:00:27.652 --> 00:00:32.240 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:113% to produce digital or paper maps using Advanced Geomatics Information Systems. 00:00:32.991 --> 00:00:35.326 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:83% Something that we frequently do - 00:00:35.326 --> 00:00:38.413 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:75% we will give commanders a picture of what they can see 00:00:38.413 --> 00:00:41.583 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:105% from a certain point in their battlespace. 00:00:41.583 --> 00:00:43.877 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:70% And that lets them ensure that all of their equipment, 00:00:43.877 --> 00:00:47.505 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:95% all of their vehicles can maintain communication throughout the exercise. 00:00:47.964 --> 00:00:51.801 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:83% We can also give a better picture of a convoy route, for example, 00:00:51.801 --> 00:00:55.138 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:75% to avoid choke points or potential points of ambush. 00:00:57.557 --> 00:01:01.311 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:108% Geomatics Technicians are directly involved in the military planning process 00:01:01.311 --> 00:01:03.813 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:125% and can influence decisions at the highest levels. 00:01:04.272 --> 00:01:09.486 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:103% Because a Geomatics Technician's role is ingrained into the Intelligence cycle, 00:01:09.486 --> 00:01:15.366 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:93% as a Private you might be called upon to brief a product to a Major 00:01:15.366 --> 00:01:17.786 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:93% or to possibly even higher than that. 00:01:17.786 --> 00:01:23.041 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:123% So having the confidence in yourself and in your work is very important as a Geo Tech. 00:01:23.708 --> 00:01:27.879 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:100% Geomatics Technicians are an army trade, but they can work with the Army, 00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:30.924 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:85% Air Force, Navy and Special Forces 00:01:30.924 --> 00:01:34.010 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:113% to create maps and charts for all operations. 00:01:34.803 --> 00:01:37.472 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:95% Geomatics Technicians must regularly complete ground surveys 00:01:37.472 --> 00:01:40.391 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:118% to ensure the accuracy in all mapping products. 00:01:41.100 --> 00:01:45.855 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:115% This can include surveys of military airports, runways, remote sites in the North, 00:01:45.855 --> 00:01:51.194 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:120% or foreign cities overseas using highly accurate GPS receivers and other survey instruments 00:01:51.194 --> 00:01:54.113 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:93% such as LiDAR and Electronic Total Station systems. 00:01:54.531 --> 00:01:57.325 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:90% I'm very proud of the work that I do as a Geomatics Technician. 00:01:57.325 --> 00:02:01.996 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:105% I know that the information that I provide with my products is going to be used 00:02:01.996 --> 00:02:07.043 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:125% to potentially save lives or to better inform the commanders of an operation 00:02:07.043 --> 00:02:09.003 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:100% so that the operation can be successful. 00:02:13.049 --> 00:02:15.218 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:85% For me, the coolest part about being a Geomatics Technician 00:02:15.218 --> 00:02:20.348 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:125% is the fact that I get to let my imagination go a little bit in my projects. 00:02:20.348 --> 00:02:24.644 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:93% It takes a lot of analytical thinking to make a product, 00:02:24.644 --> 00:02:28.147 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:88% but when it comes right down to it, you have to have a creative side. 00:02:28.147 --> 00:02:31.693 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:108% And that's what I love about it - I get to take my creativity and blend it in 00:02:31.693 --> 00:02:35.071 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:105% with the science of performing an analysis to make a really nice product. 00:02:44.122 --> 00:02:49.085 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:125% After completing their studies, Geomatics Technicians may be posted to one of four brigades, 00:02:49.085 --> 00:02:51.629 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:85% within one of several headquarters units across Canada, 00:02:51.629 --> 00:02:55.842 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:113% or to the Mapping and Charting Establishment, the Geomatics Centre of Excellence in Ottawa. 00:02:57.260 --> 00:03:01.723 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:120% Reservists in this job return to their home unit and continue to work under supervision. 00:03:02.098 --> 00:03:03.600 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:78% In their first year on the job, 00:03:03.600 --> 00:03:06.269 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:100% Geomatics Technicians continue to develop their soldier skills 00:03:06.269 --> 00:03:08.605 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:110% and geomatics capabilities within the trade. 00:03:08.855 --> 00:03:12.734 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:110% You may start out at the high-readiness unit and you might see a few deployments 00:03:12.734 --> 00:03:14.485 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:85% within your first couple of years. 00:03:14.485 --> 00:03:18.656 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:105% If you start out in our web-mapping services troop, you'll be helping maintain 00:03:18.656 --> 00:03:22.911 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:103% and develop our portal service that we offer online for digital mapping. 00:03:22.911 --> 00:03:28.166 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:110% You may choose to specialize in survey, so you might go directly into a survey troop 00:03:28.166 --> 00:03:32.003 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:110% and be deployed on survey jobs throughout the country and around the world. 00:03:32.420 --> 00:03:35.048 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:103% I think the Canadian Forces Geomatics Technicians 00:03:35.048 --> 00:03:39.636 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:123% are quite possibly the only Geomatics Technicians that see this kind of variety in their job. 00:03:48.061 --> 00:03:50.647 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:98% The first word that comes to mind for me is "diverse." 00:03:50.647 --> 00:03:54.067 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:70% You're always working on a different type of product; 00:03:54.067 --> 00:03:58.529 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:113% you're always working with a different team; you're always working for a different client. 00:03:58.529 --> 00:04:01.199 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:103% So you'll never see the same thing twice. 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:05.745 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:105% So if you're a person who likes variety in your job, and quite a bit of challenge, 00:04:05.745 --> 00:04:08.247 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:75% the Geomatics Technician trade is probably for you.