| Job Title |
Photogrammetric Engineer |
| Job Description |
Plans, Coordinates, And Directs Activities Of Workers
Concerned With Conducting Aerial Surveys And Preparing
Topographic Materials From Aerial Photographs And Other Data:
Analyzes Survey Objectives And Specifications, Utilizing
Knowledge Of Survey Uses, Such As Municipal And Ecological
Planning, Property And Utility Mapping, And Petroleum And
Mineral Exploration. Selects Most Appropriate And Economical
Survey Methods, Using Knowledge Of Capabilities Of Aerial
Photography And Applications Of Remote Sensing (imagery Through
Electronic Scanning). Estimates Cost Of Survey. Advises
Customers And Department Supervisors Regarding Flights For
Aerial Photography And Plans For Ground Surveys Designed To
Establish Base Lines, Elevations, And Other Geodetic
Measurements. Prepares Charts And Tables For Aerial Navigation,
To Specify Flight Path, Altitude, And Airspeed Of
Camera-carrying Aircraft. Computes Geodetic Measurements And
Interprets Survey Data From Ground Or Aerial Photographs Or
Remote-sensing Images To Determine Position, Shape, And
Elevation Of Geomorphic And Topographic Features. Conducts
Research In Surveying And Mapping Methods And Procedures, Using
Knowledge Of Techniques Of Photogrammetric Map Compilation,
Electronic Data Processing, And Flight And Control Planning.
May Direct One Or More Phases Of Technical Operations Concerned
With Preparing Survey Proposals, Negotiating With Clients,
Scheduling Activities, Conducting Surveys, Processing Data,
Reviewing Work Quality, And Training And Assigning Personnel.
|
|
