How do they match: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

  • Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

  • Digital Cartographer
  • Production Manager
  • Light Detection and Ranging 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.

  • Build and update digital databases.
  • Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques.
  • Determine map content and layout, as well as production specifications such as scale, size, projection, and colors, and direct production to ensure that specifications are followed.

  • Inspect finished products to locate flaws.