Description
Surveying technicians carry out technical surveying tasks. They assist surveyors, architects or engineers in surveying related technical tasks such as mapping land, creating construction drawings and operating precise measuring equipment.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
use technical drawing softwareprepare surveying reportrecord survey datacompare survey computationsensure compliance with safety legislationcalibrate precision instrumentconduct land surveysperform surveying calculationsprocess collected survey dataadjust surveying equipmentinterpret geophysical dataperform scientific researchoperate surveying instrumentscreate thematic mapscollect geological dataadjust engineering designsdevelop geological databasesuse CAD softwareconduct research before surveycollect data using GPSprepare geological map sectionscompile GIS-datacreate GIS reportsapply digital mappinguse geographic information systemscollect mapping datavalue propertiesdetermine property boundariesuse spreadsheets software