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