How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Land Survey Technician
  • Land Surveying Survey Worker
  • Land Surveyor

  • Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
  • 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.
  • Prepare topographic or contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information, such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.
  • 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.

  • Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
  • Survey land or properties.