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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 Editor
- 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 Technician
- Mapping Supervisor
- Mapping Specialist
- 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 Technician”
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- 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.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- 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.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Engineering scales
- Protractors
- Plotters
- Tablet computers
- Laser printers
- T-squares
- Digital cameras
- Notebook computers
- Triangles
- Drafting kits
- Digitizers
- Drafting templates
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Drafting compasses
- Desktop computers
- Scanners
- Personal computers
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- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Structured query language SQL
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Trimble TerraSync
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- ESRI Maplex
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- PCI Geomatics software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- JavaScript
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Bentley MicroStation
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- ESRI ArcView
- Graphics software
- Database software
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Mapping software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Web browser software
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Microsoft Visio
- RockWare ArcMap
- MapInfo
- MicroSurveyCAD
- ESRI MapObjects
- QuarkXpress Passport
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase