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Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Architecture and Engineering Occupations · Job Skills & Competencies · SOC 17-3031 · 26 skills

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  • Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.
  • Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
  • Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.

O*NET task statements are shown in their source language (English). Task data excerpted from the O*NET® 29.1 Database (USDOL/ETA) and used under CC BY 4.0.

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A bounded sample of popular skills mapped to this occupation, with at most one Skill from each GitHub repository. The complete mapped list follows.

layer-qc
83
GeoRetinaGeoRetina/Arion
Run quality checks on vector or raster layers before downstream workflows.
agol-publish-checklist
17
danmapsdanmaps/gis-agent-skills
Create a pre‑publish checklist for ArcGIS Online items with risk and data quality checks
surveying-mapping-technician
14
wonsukchoiwonsukchoi/domain-experts
Use when a task needs the judgment of a Surveying and Mapping Technician — verifying RTK GNSS fix quality (PDOP, fixed vs. float, baseline length) before logging a control shot, running DR angle observations and checking traverse closure in the field before leaving a site, closing a differential leveling loop to a benchmark, verifying stakeout offset and cut/fill against design tolerance before setting a permanent hub, or flagging a field evidence anomaly to the party chief or licensed surveyor of record.
minemap-business-measurement
4
ming1zhou88ming1zhou88/minemap-skills
MineMap 三维量算业务规范。用于面积、贴地面积、辅助测量与规划校核。

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