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