Remote Sensing Technicians
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.
Also called: IP/Mosaic Technician, Research Associate
Knowledge:
- geography
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- product and service development
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Abilites:
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- ESRI ArcGIS software
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley Microstation
