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Remote Sensing Technicians

$50.29K Median Salary 9.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 8.3% Job Growth

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About This Career

Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.

Reported Job Titles

Digital Cartographic Technician, Geospatial Extractor, Meteorologist Liaison, Research Associate

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Deductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Problem Sensitivity

Inductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Flexibility of Closure

Fluency of Ideas

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Mathematical Reasoning

Originality

Selective Attention

Visualization

Number Facility

Perceptual Speed

Knowledge

Geography

Computers and Electronics

Mathematics

Customer and Personal Service

Engineering and Technology

Production and Processing

English Language

Skills

Critical Thinking

Mathematics

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Active Listening

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Systems Analysis

Complex Problem Solving

Writing

Coordination

Active Learning

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software

Presentation software

Operating system software

Development environment software

Data base user interface and query software

Web platform development software

Object or component oriented development software

Map creation software

Geographic information system

Project management software

Computer aided design CAD software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Data base management system software

Spreadsheet software

Configuration management software

Aviation ground support software

Application server software

Expert system software

Mobile location based services software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

File versioning software

Customer relationship management CRM software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Charting software

Internet browser software

Program testing software

Cloud-based management software

Data mining software

Tools

Aircraft guidance systems

Radarbased surveillance systems

Airships

Infrared imagers

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Computer servers

Spectrographs

Scintillation crystal assemblies

Area lighting

Frequency analyzers

Notebook computers

Landing gear assemblies

Gas generators

Radiometer

Laser printers

Photographic enlargers

Portable data input terminals

Magnetometer geophysical instruments

Plotter printers

Infrared spectrometers

Two way radios

Multimeters

Anemometers

Digital cameras

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Knowledge

Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Data base management system software: Apache Solr; Elasticsearch; MySQL
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Configuration management software: Chef; IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager SCLM; Perforce Helix software; Puppet
Aviation ground support software: ArduPilot Mission Planner
Application server software: Oracle WebLogic Server
Expert system software: MASterMind
Mobile location based services software: Global positioning system GPS software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
File versioning software: Apache Subversion SVN; Continuous integration software; Git; Version control software
Customer relationship management CRM software: Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; Microsoft Dynamics; Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Charting software: Aeronautical charts
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Program testing software: Selenium
Cloud-based management software: Splunk Enterprise
Data mining software: Google Analytics

Tools

Aircraft guidance systems: DroneDeploy; Landing pad; Local area augmentation system LAAS receivers; Microwave landing system MLS receivers
Radarbased surveillance systems: Radar navigation systems
Airships: Fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles UAV; Multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles UAV
Infrared imagers: Infrared analyzers
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Computer servers: Domain name servers DNS
Spectrographs: Hyperspectral imaging equipment
Scintillation crystal assemblies: Scintillation crystal detectors
Area lighting: Airfield lighting equipment
Frequency analyzers: Spectrum analyzers
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Landing gear assemblies: Ground control targets; Hydraulic landing gear systems
Gas generators: Power generators
Radiometer: Radiometers
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Photographic enlargers: Photo enlargers
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Magnetometer geophysical instruments: Geophysical magnetometers
Plotter printers: Plotters
Infrared spectrometers: Near infrared spectrometers
Two way radios:
Multimeters:
Anemometers: Thermoanemometers
Digital cameras:
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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