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Job Description

Measure large areas of the Earth's surface using satellite observations, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), or related sources.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-1022.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geodetic Surveyors”.

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Tasks for “Geodesist”

Analyze control or survey data to ensure adherence to project specifications or land survey standards.
Verify the mathematical correctness of newly collected survey data.
Calculate the exact horizontal and vertical position of points on the earth's surface.
Request additional survey data when field collection errors occur or engineering surveying specifications are not maintained.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, continue education, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in technology, equipment, or systems.
Distribute compiled geodetic data to government agencies or the general public.
Provide training and interpretation in the use of methods or procedures for observing and checking controls for geodetic and plane coordinates.
Conduct surveys to determine exact positions, measurement of points, elevations, lines, areas, volumes, contours, or other features of land surfaces.
Review existing standards, controls, or equipment used, recommending changes or upgrades as needed.
Assess the quality of control data to determine the need for additional survey data for engineering, construction, or other projects.
Plan or direct the work of geodetic surveying staff, providing technical consultation as needed.
Determine orientation of tracts of land, including position, boundaries, size, and shape, using theodolites, electronic distance-measuring equipment, satellite-based positioning equipment, land information systems, or other geodetic survey equipment.
Maintain databases of geodetic and related information including coordinate, descriptive, or quality assurance data.
Prepare progress or technical reports.
Compute horizontal and vertical coordinates of control networks, using direct leveling or other geodetic survey techniques such as triangulation, trilateration, and traversing to establish features of the earth's surface.
Compute, retrace, or adjust existing surveys of features such as highway alignments, property boundaries, utilities, control and other surveys to match the ground elevation-dependent grids, geodetic grids, or property boundaries and to ensure accuracy and continuity of data used in engineering, surveying, or construction projects.

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Altimeters
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Alidades
Machetes
Wireline samplers
Surveying gradiometers
Personal computers
Clinometers
Seismic activity recorders
Laser levels
Absolute gravimeters
Dual-frequency global positioning system GPS survey units
Mechanical theodolites
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Chain saws
Laptop computers
Relative gravimeters
Picks
Transit levels
Survey levels
Robotic total stations
Magnetic locaters
Desktop computers
Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
Hypsometers
Cone penetration test probes
Gravitational field indicators
Shovels

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ESRI ArcView
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Microsoft Office
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Autodesk CAiCE Visual Transportation
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