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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
- Photogrammetric Technician
- 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
- Stereoplotter Operator
- Stereo Plotter Operator
- Stereo Map Plotter Operator
- Stereo Compiler
- Plane Tableman
- 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 “Stereoplotter Operator”
- 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.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- 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.
- 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.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic 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.
- 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.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Drafting compasses
- Triangles
- Personal computers
- Notebook computers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Drafting templates
- Engineering scales
- Digitizers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Plotters
- Tablet computers
- Protractors
- Drafting kits
- Scanners
- Laser printers
- T-squares
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- ESRI Maplex
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley MicroStation
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Microsoft Office
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- ESRI ArcView
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Visio
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Database software
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Graphics software
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- MapInfo
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- JavaScript
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- RockWare ArcMap
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- PCI Geomatics software
- Trimble TerraSync
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Microsoft Access
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- QuarkXpress Passport
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcInfo
- ESRI MapObjects
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Mapping software
- Autodesk AutoCAD