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