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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 “Digital Cartographic Technician”
- Develop or maintain geospatial information databases.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Monitor raw data quality during collection and make equipment corrections as necessary.
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
- Operate airborne remote sensing equipment, such as survey cameras, sensors, or scanners.
- Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Collaborate with agricultural workers to apply remote sensing information to efforts to reduce negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
- Develop specialized computer software routines to customize and integrate image analysis.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Provide remote sensing data for use in addressing environmental issues, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection.
- 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.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Document methods used and write technical reports containing information collected.
- Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.
- Calibrate data collection equipment.
- Maintain records of survey data.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Collect remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
Related Technology & Tools
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Field computers
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Gamma ray scintillometers
- Geophysical magnetometers
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Personal computers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Radiometers
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Thermal infrared remote sensing equipment
- Plotters
- Photo enlargers
- Desktop computers
- Thermal infrared sensors
- Laptop computers
- Large format printers
- Web servers
- Digital cameras
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- R
- Python
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Access
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- ESRI ArcMap
- Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Definiens Developer
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Bentley Microstation
- UNIX
- Opticks
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- BAE Systems SOCET SET
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Corpscon
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- SAS
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Interface definition language IDL
- GeoCue Corporation PointVue LE
- Microsoft Project
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI
- Microsoft Excel
- GeoCue