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