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