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