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