How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Chain Carrier
  • Chainman
  • GIS Manager
  • Geographic Information Systems Manager
  • I-Man
  • Instrument Man
  • Surveyor Chain Helper
  • Transit Man

  • 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.