How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Cartographic Aide
  • Cartographic Drafter
  • Cartographic Technician
  • Cartography Technician
  • Chain Carrier
  • GIS Manager
  • Geographic Information Systems Manager
  • I-Man
  • Instrument Man
  • Transit Man

  • 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.

  • Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information.
  • 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.
  • Operate and manage land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports.