How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Map Compiler
  • Map Drafter
  • Map Editor
  • Mapping Technician
  • Mapping Editor
  • Mapping Specialist
  • Technical Illustrations Map Inker
  • Assessment Technician
  • CAD Technician
  • Cartographic Technician
  • Cartography Technician
  • Computer Aided Design Technician
  • Drafting Technician
  • Engineering Technician
  • Field Map Technician
  • Field Survey Technician
  • GIS Mapping Technician
  • Geographic Information Systems Mapping Technician
  • Geophysical Prospecting Surveying Technician
  • Instrumentation Technician
  • Land Survey Technician
  • Mineral Surveying Technician
  • Photogrammetric Technician
  • Stereo Map Plotter Operator
  • Survey Technician
  • Survey CAD Technician
  • Survey Computer-Aided Design Technician
  • Survey Field Technician
  • Surveying Technician
  • Tax Map Technician
  • Topography Technician
  • Utility Mapping Technician

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
  • Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Identify and compile database information to create requested maps.
  • Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
  • Prepare cost estimates for mapping projects.
  • Prepare topographic or contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information, such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.
  • Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
  • Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in surveying, plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
  • Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.

  • Create maps.
  • Document technical design details.
  • Prepare maps.
  • Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.