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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
- Stereoplotter Operator
- 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
- 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
Tasks for “Aerial Photograph Interpreter”
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- 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.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- 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.
- 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.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital cameras
- Plotters
- Digitizers
- Notebook computers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Drafting kits
- T-squares
- Drafting templates
- Tablet computers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Desktop computers
- Laser printers
- Engineering scales
- Scanners
- Protractors
- Personal computers
- Drafting compasses
- Triangles
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- QuarkXpress Passport
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Structured query language SQL
- PCI Geomatics software
- Carlson SurvCADD
- MapInfo
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Database software
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Graphics software
- ESRI ArcEditor
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Microsoft Visio
- ESRI MapObjects
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Bentley MicroStation
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- ESRI ArcView
- Hexagon Intergraph
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- ESRI ArcIMS
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Trimble TerraSync
- ESRI Maplex
- Mapping software
- RockWare ArcMap
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- JavaScript
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz