According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps. | 90% |
| Delineate aerial photographic detail, such as control points, hydrography, topography, and cultural features, using precision stereoplotting apparatus or drafting instruments. | 89% |
| Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment. | 89% |
| Study legal records to establish boundaries of local, national, and international properties. | 85% |
| Inspect final compositions to ensure completeness and accuracy. | 84% |
| Revise existing maps and charts, making all necessary corrections and adjustments. | 83% |
| Identify, scale, and orient geodetic points, elevations, and other planimetric or topographic features, applying standard mathematical formulas. | 82% |
| Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques. | 80% |
| Examine and analyze data from ground surveys, reports, aerial photographs, and satellite images to prepare topographic maps, aerial-photograph mosaics, and related charts. | 79% |
| Determine guidelines that specify which source material is acceptable for use. | 79% |
| Build and update digital databases. | 76% |
| 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. | 75% |
| Select aerial photographic and remote sensing techniques and plotting equipment needed to meet required standards of accuracy. | 74% |
| Travel over photographed areas to observe, identify, record, and verify all relevant features. | 57% |
