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Surveying Technician
Alternative Titles:
Cartographic Drafter and Tracer, Surveying Associate
Surveying technicians collect and analyse information and
develop plans for land surveyors and related professionals, to
provide the basic information required for land development
and redevelopment, including such activities as road-building,
construction projects and subdivision of land.
Surveying technicians may perform the following tasks:
- gather field data
- collect and analyse source maps, survey data,
photographs, computer records and other information
- process measurements and information about land using
computers
- draw up plans by recording information, making
calculations and plotting information into the required
format - this is done either by hand or on a computer using
CAD (computer-aided design)
- prepare sub-division plans
- operate and manage land-information computer systems
- carry out computations associated with land measurement
- take measurements and make observations from aerial
photographs
- store data in geographic information systems (GIS) and
undertake activities such as enquiries, reports and plot
production
- set out marks to locate construction activities
- make maps showing features and associated information
- prepare plans of land information
- take measurements associated with management of natural
resources and mining activities.
Surveying technicians may specialise in surveying, survey
drafting, land information, photogrammetry, remote sensing,
hydrographic surveying, mining surveying, land development,
spatial information systems, or engineering and construction
surveying.
Surveying technicians work indoors and outdoors and may be
required to travel.
Required Skills - Surveying Technician
- normal colour vision
- technical aptitude
- aptitude for maths, science and computers
- able to supervise small teams of workers
- able to work accurately and neatly
- able to work as part of a team
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