geographic information systems specialisttosurveying technician
A geographic information systems specialist already meets 55% of what the surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
55%
50.2/ 100
1 Share of the surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geographic information systems specialist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A surveying technician role treats 13 of its required skills as things a geographic information systems specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- cartography
- conduct land surveys
- geodesy
- geographic information systems
- geomatics
- interpret geophysical data
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geographic information systems specialist background worth leading with.
- already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held compile GIS-data information skills
- already held collect mapping data information skills
- already held geodesy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held perform surveying calculations information skills
- already held process collected survey data information skills
All 25 carried skills, including the 13 the surveying technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held compare survey computations required
- required, not held record survey data required
- required, not held perform scientific research required
- required, not held prepare surveying report required
- optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
- optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
- optional, not held value properties optional
- required, not held adjust surveying equipment required
- required, not held calibrate precision instrument required
- required, not held technical drawings required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- required, not held survey techniques required
- optional, not held geology optional
- required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- required, not held use technical drawing software required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a surveying technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 compare survey computations skill · sector specific
- 02 record survey data skill · sector specific
- 03 adjust surveying equipment skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held cartography knowledge
- already held conduct land surveys skill
- already held geodesy knowledge
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held geomatics knowledge
- already held interpret geophysical data skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held operate surveying instruments skill
- already held perform surveying calculations skill
- already held process collected survey data skill
- already held surveying knowledge
- already held surveying methods knowledge
- already held topography knowledge
- already held apply digital mapping skill
- already held collect data using GPS skill
- already held collect geological data skill
- already held collect mapping data skill
- already held compile GIS-data skill
- already held create GIS reports skill
- already held create thematic maps skill
- already held develop geological databases skill
- already held geography knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held use spreadsheets software skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held urban planning law optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
- optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held urban planning law optional
- optional, not held value properties optional
18 held skills the surveying technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
- not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role geological mapping knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
- not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
- not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
- not needed by the target role use databases skill
- not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held survey techniques required
- required, not held technical drawings required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held urban planning law optional
Other moves recorded from geographic information systems specialist
- cartographer 59% covered · moderate
- remote sensing technician 55% covered · moderate
- cadastral technician 54% covered · moderate
- hydrographic surveying technician 52% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from geographic information systems specialist
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.