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