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