Education and Experience: GIS Specialist 1: The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the one of the following ways: A GIS-Related Certificate from an accredited college, university, or trade school in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial, Geographic Information Systems, GIS Technician, GeoTech Skills, Enterprise GIS, GIS & Technology, or closely related field AND one year of experience in GIS software, GIS data, and related projects or tasks; OR. GIS Specialist 2: The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in one of the following ways: A GIS-Related Certificate from an accredited college, university, or trade school in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial, Geographic Information Systems, GIS Technician, GeoTech Skills, Enterprise GIS, GIS & Technology, or closely related field AND TWO years of experience in GIS software, GIS data, and related projects or tasks; OR.