# Tools & technology — legal policy officer Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 19-2041.01 (Climate Change Policy Analysts) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2422; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation. | Software | Category | Hot technology | |---|---|---| | C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes | | Linux | Operating system software | yes | | Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | | Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | | Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | | Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | | Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | R | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes | | The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes | | UNIX | Operating system software | yes | | Community Climate System Model CCSM | Analytical or scientific software | | | Ferret | Analytical or scientific software | | | Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software | | | Geographic information system GIS systems | Geographic information system | | | Grid analysis and display system GrADS | Analytical or scientific software | | | Interface definition language IDL | Development environment software | | | NCAR Command Language NCL | Development environment software | | | North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program NARCCAP data tables | Information retrieval or search software | | | Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software | | | Unidata Integrated Data Viewer IDV | Analytical or scientific software | | | Unidata Network common data form NetCDF | Development environment software | | | Web browser software | Internet browser software | |