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