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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
- Field Map Technician
- Draftsman
- Drafting Technician
- Cartography/Mapping Technician
- Cartographic Technician
- Cartographic Drafter
- Cartographic Aide
- Assessment Technician
- Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Tasks for “Geodetic Computator”
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- 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.
- 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.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- 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.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Drafting compasses
- Personal computers
- Drafting templates
- Engineering scales
- Drafting kits
- Notebook computers
- Tablet computers
- Triangles
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Protractors
- Desktop computers
- T-squares
- Plotters
- Digital cameras
- Laser printers
- Digitizers
- Scanners
- Graphics software
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Web browser software
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Microsoft Access
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Carlson SurvCADD
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- ESRI Maplex
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Excel
- RockWare ArcMap
- ESRI ArcEditor
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- MapInfo
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Bentley MicroStation
- Trimble TerraSync
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Microsoft Visio
- Database software
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- JavaScript
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- ESRI MapObjects
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- QuarkXpress Passport
- ESRI ArcIMS
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Microsoft Office
- Mapping software
- ESRI ArcInfo
- PCI Geomatics software
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- ESRI ArcView