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