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