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0261 Geospatial Intelligence Specialist

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Overview

A Geospatial Intelligence Specialist plans, processes, analyzes, exploits, and disseminates spatial information used to understand the operational environment. The specialist combines data on terrain, inland and coastal water, climatology, meteorology, and cultural intelligence with other information to create a comprehensive picture of the operational area.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Minimum ASVAB: CL 110 or GT 110

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Terrain and water data analysis
  • Climate, weather, and cultural data fusion
  • Integrated visual depictions of operational environments

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

Processing, analyzing, and visually combining terrain, water, weather, and cultural information transfers directly to civilian spatial analysis and GIS data visualization.

How to prepare: Build a public-data GIS portfolio project in ArcGIS that combines terrain and water layers into a map and a short analytical report.

What the civilian work involves
  • Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems.
  • Design or prepare graphic representations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, using GIS hardware or software applications.
  • Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • ESRI ArcGIS software

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Fusing spatial information into a comprehensive visual picture of an operational area transfers to compiling geographic data and producing accurate cartographic products.

How to prepare: Create a civilian map portfolio from public geographic data, documenting source selection and checking each final map for completeness and accuracy.

What the civilian work involves
  • Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps.
  • Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment.
  • Inspect final compositions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Adobe Illustrator

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 0261

    [1] MOS 0261 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 26950; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Terrain and water data analysis, Climate, weather, and cultural data fusion, Integrated visual depictions of operational environments, Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 15-1299.02), Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (O*NET 17-1021.00)

    [3]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 0261: Related SOC titles · MOS 0261 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (O*NET 17-1021.00)

  2. O*NET: Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 15-1299.02)

  3. O*NET: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (O*NET 17-1021.00)

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