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