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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 geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Monitor raw data quality during collection and make equipment corrections as necessary.
- Collaborate with agricultural workers to apply remote sensing information to efforts to reduce negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
- Develop or maintain geospatial information databases.
- Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.
- Maintain records of survey data.
- Operate airborne remote sensing equipment, such as survey cameras, sensors, or scanners.
- Calibrate data collection equipment.
- Provide remote sensing data for use in addressing environmental issues, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Develop specialized computer software routines to customize and integrate image analysis.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Collect remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
- 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.
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
- Document methods used and write technical reports containing information collected.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Photo enlargers
- Plotters
- Personal computers
- Field computers
- Digital cameras
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Geophysical magnetometers
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Web servers
- Desktop computers
- Thermal infrared sensors
- Thermal infrared remote sensing equipment
- Radiometers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Large format printers
- Gamma ray scintillometers
- Opticks
- BAE Systems SOCET SET
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley Microstation
- Definiens Developer
- SAS
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- UNIX
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Microsoft Access
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- Microsoft Project
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Web browser software
- Interface definition language IDL
- Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET
- ESRI ArcMap
- GeoCue
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Corpscon
- Python
- GeoCue Corporation PointVue LE
- R
- ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI