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