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