How do they match: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

  • Cartography Technician
  • Drafting Technician
  • GIS Technician
  • Geographic Information Systems Technician
  • LIDAR Technician
  • Light Detection and Ranging Technician
  • Orthophotography Technician
  • Photogrammetric Technician

  • Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for one or more purposes, such as legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. May work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). May design and evaluate algorithms, data structures, and user interfaces for GIS and mapping systems. May collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data.

  • Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques.
  • Select aerial photographic and remote sensing techniques and plotting equipment needed to meet required standards of accuracy.