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