Occupation Atlasremote sensing technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b176e5d7-1f94-495c-907f-80a7f61aed59
remote sensing technician
Remote sensing technicians collect airborne data. They utilise equipment aimed for the collection of data and determination of geographical points in order to help in a variety of operations such as land conservation, urban planning, and military operations.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
CRIConventional · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.24
- R Realistic5.10
- I Investigative4.60
- A Artistic2.14
- E Enterprising1.71
- S Social1.51
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Remote Sensing Technicians (19-4099.03): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- collect data using GPS
- collect real-time geolocation information
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- geodesy
- geographic information systems
- geography
- geomatics
- interpret visual literacy
- keep task records
- log transmitter readings
- mathematics
- photogrammetry
- remote sensing techniques
- study aerial photos
- study radar images
- surveying
- use geographic information systems
Optional (24)
- Earth science
- apply digital mapping
- assist scientific research
- cartography
- civil engineering
- collect mapping data
- compile GIS-data
- computer simulation
- conduct research on climate processes
- create GIS reports
- create cadastral maps
- create strategic maps
- create thematic maps
- develop geological databases
- engineering principles
- geology
- geophysics
- interpret geophysical data
- operate remote sensing equipment
- prepare geological map sections
- research remote sensing technologies
- solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools
- topography
- use CAD software
O*NET equivalents
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