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