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Job Description
Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4099.03
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Remote Sensing Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Research Associate
- Project Manager
- Production Manager
- Meteorologist Liaison
- IP/Mosaic Technician
- Geospatial Extractor, Analysis
- Digital Cartographic Technician
- Compiler
- Aerial Sensing Equipment/Camera and Lidar/Geospatial Extraction
- Senior Stereo Compiler Team Lead
- Senior Science Consultant
- Senior Research Analyst
- Remote Sensing Technologist
- Remote Sensing Technician
- Project/Production Manager Imaging
- Project Manager-Process Development
- Photogrammetric Tech
- Orthophoto Tech/Draftsman
- Mosaic Technician
- LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
- Information Assurance
- Graphics Edit Technician
- Document Image Technician
- Aerial Photo Lab Manager Digital Imaging/CAD Tech
Tasks for “Aerial Photo Lab Manager Digital Imaging/CAD Tech”
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- Develop or maintain geospatial information databases.
- Collect remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
- Calibrate data collection equipment.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Maintain records of survey data.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Operate airborne remote sensing equipment, such as survey cameras, sensors, or scanners.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Collaborate with agricultural workers to apply remote sensing information to efforts to reduce negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
- Monitor raw data quality during collection and make equipment corrections as necessary.
- Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.
- Document methods used and write technical reports containing information collected.
- Provide remote sensing data for use in addressing environmental issues, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection.
- Evaluate remote sensing project requirements to determine the types of equipment or computer software necessary to meet project requirements, such as specific image types or output resolutions.
- Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
- Develop specialized computer software routines to customize and integrate image analysis.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Large format printers
- Field computers
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Thermal infrared remote sensing equipment
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Photo enlargers
- Web servers
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Plotters
- Gamma ray scintillometers
- Personal computers
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Geophysical magnetometers
- Radiometers
- Thermal infrared sensors
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- SAS
- ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley Microstation
- Opticks
- Microsoft Office
- Python
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- ESRI ArcMap
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Definiens Developer
- BAE Systems SOCET SET
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- GeoCue
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- Interface definition language IDL
- Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Project
- GeoCue Corporation PointVue LE
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- R
- Corpscon
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- UNIX
- Microsoft PowerPoint