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| 2148 CARTOGRAPHERS AND SURVEYORS |
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Cartographers and surveyors apply surveying methods and
techniques to determine the exact position of natural and
constructed features and boundaries of land, seas, underground
areas and celestial bodies, and prepare or revise digital,
graphic and pictorial representations.
Tasks include:
(a) surveying, measuring and describing land surfaces for
various purposes, including mapmaking, construction work
or
establishment of property boundaries;
(b) surveying mines, delineating underground surfaces, noting
exact position of various features and making charts and
maps with a view to controlling direction and extent of
mining;
(c) surveying sea, river and lake beds, delineating underwater
surfaces, noting exact position of various features and
making charts and maps to be used in particular in
determining navigable waters and channels and in planning
construction of marine structures;
(d) planning and conducting aerial photographic surveys;
(e) analysing aerial and other photographs, remote sensing and
surveying data to prepare and revise topographic maps and
charts, utility maps and other thematic maps;
(f) studying and advising on technical, aesthetic and economic
aspects of map production;
(g) maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other
relevant specialists;
(h) preparing scientific papers and reports;
(i) performing related tasks;
(j) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Cartographer
- Photogrammetrist
- Surveyor, aerial
- Surveyor, hydrographic
- Surveyor, land
- Surveyor, mining
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Surveyor, marine: 3115
- Surveyor, quantity: 2149
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