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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.4 - processing information S2.4.1 - gathering information from physical or electronic sources Collect mapping data
Description
Collect and conserve mapping resources and mapping data.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 4 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Hydrographic surveyorHydrographic surveyors measure and map, by means of specialised equipment, marine environments. They collect scientific data in order to study the underwater topography and morphol…
- Hydrographic surveying technicianHydrographic surveying technicians perform oceanographic and surveying operations in marine environments. They assist hydrographic surveyors, using specialised equipment to map and…
- Geographic information systems specialistGeographic information systems specialists use specialised computer systems, engineering measures, and geological concepts to process land, geographic, and geospatial information i…
- CartographerCartographers create maps by combining various scientific information depending on the purpose of the map (e.g., topographic, urban, or political maps). They combine the interpreta…
Optional for
- Surveying technicianSurveying technicians carry out technical surveying tasks. They assist surveyors, architects or engineers in surveying related technical tasks such as mapping land, creating constr…
- Remote sensing technicianRemote 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 …
- GeographerGeographers are scholars who study human and physical geography. Depending on their specialisation, they study political, economical and cultural aspects of humanity contained with…
- Land surveyorLand surveyors determine, by means of specialised equipment, the distances and positions of points at the surface of sites for construction purposes. They use measurements of the s…
Related skills
- Create thematic maps
- Surveying
- Cartography
- Collect data using GPS
- Geographic information systems
- Create GIS reports
- Use geographic information systems
- Apply digital mapping
- Geography
- Geomatics
- Topography
- Use CAD software
Last updated on February 18, 2026
