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Job Description
Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4099.03
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Remote Sensing Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Research Associate
- Project Manager
- Production Manager
- Meteorologist Liaison
- IP/Mosaic Technician
- Geospatial Extractor, Analysis
- Digital Cartographic Technician
- Compiler
- Aerial Sensing Equipment/Camera and Lidar/Geospatial Extraction
- Aerial Photo Lab Manager Digital Imaging/CAD Tech
- Senior Stereo Compiler Team Lead
- Senior Science Consultant
- Senior Research Analyst
- Remote Sensing Technologist
- Remote Sensing Technician
- Project/Production Manager Imaging
- Project Manager-Process Development
- Photogrammetric Tech
- Orthophoto Tech/Draftsman
- Mosaic Technician
- LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
- Information Assurance
- Graphics Edit Technician
- Document Image Technician
Tasks for “Compiler”
- Collaborate with agricultural workers to apply remote sensing information to efforts to reduce negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Calibrate data collection equipment.
- Document methods used and write technical reports containing information collected.
- Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
- Provide remote sensing data for use in addressing environmental issues, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection.
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Collect remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
- Maintain records of survey data.
- Develop specialized computer software routines to customize and integrate image analysis.
- Develop or maintain geospatial information databases.
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- Monitor raw data quality during collection and make equipment corrections as necessary.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Operate airborne remote sensing equipment, such as survey cameras, sensors, or scanners.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.
- Evaluate remote sensing project requirements to determine the types of equipment or computer software necessary to meet project requirements, such as specific image types or output resolutions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Photo enlargers
- Gamma ray scintillometers
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Thermal infrared remote sensing equipment
- Geophysical magnetometers
- Personal computers
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Plotters
- Field computers
- Large format printers
- Digital cameras
- Radiometers
- Laptop computers
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Web servers
- Thermal infrared sensors
- Desktop computers
- R
- Bentley Microstation
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Web browser software
- SAS
- ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI
- Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET
- Corpscon
- Interface definition language IDL
- Microsoft Access
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- Python
- Microsoft Project
- UNIX
- Microsoft Office
- Definiens Developer
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Opticks
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- BAE Systems SOCET SET
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- GeoCue Corporation PointVue LE
- Microsoft Word
- GeoCue
- ESRI ArcMap