How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Computer Aided Design Technician
  • Geodetic Computator
  • Geographic Information Systems Coordinator
  • Geographic Information Systems Manager
  • Geographic Information Systems Mapping Technician
  • Geographic Information Systems Specialist
  • Geospatial Analyst
  • Survey Computer-Aided Design Technician
  • Topographic Computator

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

  • Develop software or computer applications.
  • Enter codes or other information into computers.
  • Operate computer systems.