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