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