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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
- Topographic Computator
- Technical Illustrations Map Inker
- 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 “Topographical Drafter”
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- 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.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- 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.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- 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.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- 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.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- 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.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- 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
- Plotters
- Desktop computers
- Drafting kits
- Triangles
- Notebook computers
- Protractors
- Drafting templates
- Digitizers
- Personal computers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Engineering scales
- Scanners
- T-squares
- Drafting compasses
- Tablet computers
- Digital cameras
- Laser printers
- Mapping software
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Database software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcView
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- RockWare ArcMap
- Microsoft Visio
- Hexagon Intergraph
- ESRI MapObjects
- ESRI ArcEditor
- ESRI Maplex
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Microsoft Office
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Microsoft Access
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- PCI Geomatics software
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- QuarkXpress Passport
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Structured query language SQL
- MapInfo
- Carlson SurvCADD
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- JavaScript
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Trimble TerraSync
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Bentley MicroStation
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Graphics software
- MicroSurveyCAD
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Digital elevation model DEM software