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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
- IP/Mosaic Technician
- Geospatial Extractor, Analysis
- Digital Cartographic Technician
- Compiler
- Aerial Sensing Equipment/Camera and Lidar/Geospatial Extraction
- Aerial Photo Lab Manager Digital Imaging/CAD Tech
- 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
- Meteorologist Liaison
- LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
- Information Assurance
- Graphics Edit Technician
- Document Image Technician
Tasks for “Meteorologist Liaison”
- Calibrate data collection equipment.
- 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.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Maintain records of survey data.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Operate airborne remote sensing equipment, such as survey cameras, sensors, or scanners.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- 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.
- Develop specialized computer software routines to customize and integrate image analysis.
- Provide remote sensing data for use in addressing environmental issues, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection.
- Develop or maintain geospatial information databases.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.
- 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 remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
Related Technology & Tools
- Geophysical magnetometers
- Personal computers
- Thermal infrared remote sensing equipment
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Digital cameras
- Gamma ray scintillometers
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Web servers
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Thermal infrared sensors
- Desktop computers
- Radiometers
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Plotters
- Laptop computers
- Field computers
- Large format printers
- Photo enlargers
- Microsoft Office
- Python
- Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET
- Interface definition language IDL
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Project
- SAS
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Corpscon
- Opticks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system
- GeoCue
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software
- UNIX
- Definiens Developer
- R
- Bentley Microstation
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- Global positioning system GPS software
- GeoCue Corporation PointVue LE
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- ESRI ArcMap
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- BAE Systems SOCET SET
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI