According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Analyze control or survey data to ensure adherence to project specifications or land survey standards. | 92% |
| Calculate the exact horizontal and vertical position of points on the Earth's surface. | 90% |
| Conduct surveys to determine exact positions, measurement of points, elevations, lines, areas, volumes, contours, or other features of land surfaces. | 90% |
| Maintain databases of geodetic and related information, including coordinate, descriptive, or quality assurance data. | 90% |
| Verify the mathematical correctness of newly collected survey data. | 88% |
| Compute horizontal and vertical coordinates of control networks, using direct leveling or other geodetic survey techniques, such as triangulation, trilateration, and traversing, to establish features of the Earth's surface. | 86% |
| Plan or direct the work of geodetic surveying staff, providing technical consultation as needed. | 84% |
| Assess the quality of control data to determine the need for additional survey data for engineering, construction, or other projects. | 83% |
| Distribute compiled geodetic data to government agencies or the general public. | 80% |
| Request additional survey data when field collection errors occur or engineering surveying specifications are not maintained. | 80% |
| Read current literature, talk with colleagues, continue education, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in technology, equipment, or systems. | 79% |
| Provide training and interpretation in the use of methods or procedures for observing and checking controls for geodetic and plane coordinates. | 78% |
| Prepare progress or technical reports. | 75% |
| Review existing standards, controls, or equipment used, recommending changes or upgrades as needed. | 75% |
| Compute, retrace, or adjust existing surveys of features such as highway alignments, property boundaries, utilities, control and other surveys to match the ground elevation-dependent grids, geodetic grids, or property boundaries and to ensure accuracy and continuity of data used in engineering, surveying, or construction projects. | 74% |
| Determine orientation of tracts of land, including position, boundaries, size, and shape, using theodolites, electronic distance-measuring equipment, satellite-based positioning equipment, land information systems, or other geodetic survey equipment. | 73% |
