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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 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
- Assessment Technician
- Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Tasks for “Cartographic Aide”
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- 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.
- 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.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- 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.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plotters
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Drafting templates
- Scanners
- Notebook computers
- Engineering scales
- Digitizers
- Personal computers
- T-squares
- Protractors
- Drafting kits
- Tablet computers
- Drafting compasses
- Laser printers
- Digital cameras
- Desktop computers
- Triangles
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Graphics software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- QuarkXpress Passport
- ESRI ArcSDE
- ESRI Maplex
- Microsoft Excel
- RockWare ArcMap
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- ESRI ArcView
- Mapping software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Structured query language SQL
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Visio
- MicroSurveyCAD
- PCI Geomatics software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Microsoft Access
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- Hexagon Intergraph
- MapInfo
- Trimble TerraSync
- ESRI MapObjects
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- ESRI ArcIMS
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Bentley MicroStation
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Database software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- JavaScript