How do they match: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

  • Computer Aided Design Draftsman
  • GIS Specialist
  • Geographic Information Systems Specialist

  • Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques.
  • Determine guidelines that specify which source material is acceptable for use.
  • 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.
  • Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment.

  • Determine design criteria or specifications.
  • Operate computer systems.