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