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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”
- 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.
- 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.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- 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.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- 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.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- 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.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- 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
- Digital cameras
- Drafting kits
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Scanners
- Drafting templates
- Plotters
- Drafting compasses
- T-squares
- Triangles
- Desktop computers
- Protractors
- Engineering scales
- Digitizers
- Personal computers
- Notebook computers
- Tablet computers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Laser printers
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- MapInfo
- Bentley MicroStation
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Structured query language SQL
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Web browser software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- PCI Geomatics software
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- Carlson SurvCADD
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI Maplex
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- QuarkXpress Passport
- Microsoft Office
- Mapping software
- ESRI ArcEditor
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Database software
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- ESRI ArcView
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ESRI ArcSDE
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- RockWare ArcMap
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- ESRI MapObjects
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- ESRI ArcInfo
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Graphics software
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Trimble TerraSync
- JavaScript
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Microsoft Visio