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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”.
Also Known As…
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Survey Supervisor
- Survey Director
- Research Specialist
- Regional Geodetic Advisor
- Licensed Land Surveyor
- Geodetic Surveyor
- Geodetic Survey Director
- Geodetic Advisor
- Geodesist
- Survey Technologist
- Remote Sensing Surveyor
- Remote Sensing Advisor
- Remote Advisor
- Measurement Advisor
- LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
- Geographic Information System Surveyor (GIS Surveyor)
- Geodetic Technician
- Geodetic Surveyor Technologist
- Geodetic Computator
- Digital Measurement Advisor
Tasks for “Measurement and Sensing Technician”
- Calculate the exact horizontal and vertical position of points on the earth's surface.
- Provide training and interpretation in the use of methods or procedures for observing and checking controls for geodetic and plane coordinates.
- 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.
- 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.
- Conduct surveys to determine exact positions, measurement of points, elevations, lines, areas, volumes, contours, or other features of land surfaces.
- Prepare progress or technical reports.
- Verify the mathematical correctness of newly collected survey data.
- Review existing standards, controls, or equipment used, recommending changes or upgrades as needed.
- 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.
- Analyze control or survey data to ensure adherence to project specifications or land survey standards.
- Maintain databases of geodetic and related information including coordinate, descriptive, or quality assurance data.
- 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.
- Assess the quality of control data to determine the need for additional survey data for engineering, construction, or other projects.
- Request additional survey data when field collection errors occur or engineering surveying specifications are not maintained.
- Plan or direct the work of geodetic surveying staff, providing technical consultation as needed.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Machetes
- Picks
- Transit levels
- Absolute gravimeters
- Survey levels
- Wireline samplers
- Relative gravimeters
- Shovels
- Hypsometers
- Alidades
- Laser rangefinders
- Laser levels
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Clinometers
- Seismic activity recorders
- Chain saws
- Mechanical theodolites
- Dual-frequency global positioning system GPS survey units
- Surveying gradiometers
- Gravitational field indicators
- Robotic total stations
- Cone penetration test probes
- Magnetic locaters
- Altimeters
- Advanced Graphics Technology ProCogo
- National Geodetic Survey NGS VERTCON
- CMT CogoCAD
- Web browser software
- Email software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- MicroSurvey Software MicroSurvey CAD
- ESRI ArcView
- National Geodetic Survey NGS Geodetic Toolkit
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley Microstation
- Microsoft Word
- QuickCogo
- Carlson Simplicity "Sight" Survey
- Geo-Plus
- Microsoft Office
- Geocomp Systems GeoCalc
- Carlson Civil
- Autodesk CAiCE Visual Transportation
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Trimble Terramodel
- Virtual reality modeling language VRML software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Underhill Geomatics Copan
- SiteComp Survey
- Traverse PC
- Autodesk AutoCAD