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