How do they match: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

  • Production Manager
  • Cartography Technician
  • Drafting Technician
  • GIS Technician
  • Geographic Information Systems Technician
  • LIDAR Technician
  • Light Detection and Ranging Technician
  • Orthophotography Technician
  • Photogrammetric Technician

  • Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques.
  • Determine map content and layout, as well as production specifications such as scale, size, projection, and colors, and direct production to ensure that specifications are followed.
  • Select aerial photographic and remote sensing techniques and plotting equipment needed to meet required standards of accuracy.

  • Inspect finished products to locate flaws.