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