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Surveying and Mapping Technicians
3
Alternate Occupation Titles
Land
Survey Technician
Land
Surveying Survey Worker
Plane
Tableman
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Perform surveying and mapping duties,
usually
under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data
used
for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of maps.
13
Tasks
Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking,
using
survey field notes or reference tables.
Collect information needed to carry out new surveys,
using
source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information.
Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction,
using
engineering
plans.
Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex
land
parcels.
Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures on the Earth's surface, underground, and underwater,
using
electronic distance-measuring equipment, such as GPS, and other surveying instruments.
Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be
used
for hard copies of computerized maps,
using
plotters.
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 and drawings.
Operate and manage
land
-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports.
Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators
use
for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.
Prepare topographic or contour maps of
land
surveyed, including site features and other relevant information, such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.
Record survey measurements or descriptive data,
using
notes, drawings, sketches, or inked tracings.
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.
Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific
land
or property locations or geographic attributes.
3
Detailed Work Activities
Create graphical representations of structures or
landscapes.
Survey
land
or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Survey
land
or properties.
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