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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”
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- 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.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- 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.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digitizers
- Triangles
- Personal computers
- Desktop computers
- Tablet computers
- Engineering scales
- Scanners
- Digital cameras
- Drafting templates
- Protractors
- Laser printers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- T-squares
- Drafting kits
- Plotters
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Drafting compasses
- Notebook computers
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Trimble TerraSync
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- RockWare ArcMap
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcIMS
- ESRI MapObjects
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- PCI Geomatics software
- Database software
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- MapInfo
- Bentley MicroStation
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- Microsoft Excel
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Graphics software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Web browser software
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Microsoft Access
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- ESRI ArcSDE
- ESRI Maplex
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- QuarkXpress Passport
- MicroSurveyCAD
- JavaScript
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Visio
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- ESRI ArcView
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Mapping software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D