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