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Job Description
Calculate mapmaking information from field notes, and draw and verify accuracy of topographical maps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3031.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mapping Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Mapping Technicians
- Tax Map Technician
- Stereoplotter Operator
- Photogrammetric Technician
- Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler
- Photogrammetric Compilation Specialist
- Mapping Technician
- Geospatial Analyst
- CAD Technician (Computer Aided Design Technician)
- Aerotriangulation Specialist
- Topographical Drafter
- Topographic Computator
- Technical Illustrations Map Inker
- Survey and Mapping Technician
- Stereo Plotter Operator
- Stereo Map Plotter Operator
- Stereo Compiler
- Plane Tableman
- Mosaicist
- Mapping Supervisor
- Mapping Specialist
- Mapping Editor
- Map Editor
- Map Drafter
- Map Compiler
- Geodetic Computator
- Field Map Technician
- Draftsman
- Drafting Technician
- Cartography/Mapping Technician
- Cartographic Technician
- Cartographic Drafter
- Cartographic Aide
- Assessment Technician
- Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Tasks for “Mapping Editor”
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps or drawings.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Answer questions and provide information to the public or to staff members regarding assessment maps, surveys, boundaries, easements, property ownership, roads, zoning, or similar matters.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Research and combine existing property information to describe property boundaries in relation to adjacent properties, taking into account parcel splits, combinations, or land boundary adjustments.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scanners
- Laser printers
- Desktop computers
- Triangles
- Tablet computers
- T-squares
- Digitizers
- Drafting kits
- Protractors
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Drafting templates
- Personal computers
- Drafting compasses
- Engineering scales
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Plotters
- Notebook computers
- Digital cameras
- Graphics software
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Mapping software
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Web browser software
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- MapInfo
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Bentley MicroStation
- Database software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- JavaScript
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- RockWare ArcMap
- ESRI ArcView
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Structured query language SQL
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- ESRI Maplex
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Visio
- ESRI ArcEditor
- MicroSurveyCAD
- PCI Geomatics software
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Trimble TerraSync
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- QuarkXpress Passport
- ESRI MapObjects
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- ESRI ArcInfo