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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 “Photogrammetric Compilation Specialist”
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- 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.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- 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.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- 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.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- 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.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
Related Technology & Tools
- Protractors
- Digital cameras
- Triangles
- Notebook computers
- Drafting templates
- Digitizers
- Drafting kits
- Laser printers
- Personal computers
- T-squares
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Desktop computers
- Tablet computers
- Drafting compasses
- Engineering scales
- Scanners
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Plotters
- Trimble TerraSync
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Bentley MicroStation
- Database software
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Carlson SurvCADD
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visio
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Mapping software
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- MicroSurveyCAD
- ESRI Maplex
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Excel
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Graphics software
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- MapInfo
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Web browser software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- ESRI ArcView
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- PCI Geomatics software
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- JavaScript
- QuarkXpress Passport
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- RockWare ArcMap
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- ESRI MapObjects