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