STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CARTOGRAPHER I
Class Code: 1575-13
Date Established: 11-30-99
Occupational Code: 9-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To collect and edit physical and
structure data for the preparation of maps.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Collects and edits
all road physical data using manual, automatic or electronic equipment.
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Collects and edits
town, city, and location structure and emergency service data.
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Creates maps using
CAD or other mapping software used by the bureau and public safety emergency
agencies.
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Creates nodal maps
using CAD or other mapping software used to pinpoint "XY" coordinates
for wireless communications and for emergency response locations.
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Interacts with town
officials as a liaison to create accurate street layer and addressing maps.
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Works with other
state agencies to help create a universal GIS system.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling, and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require a significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized
college or technical institute with major study in Computer Aided Design and
Drafting (CAD), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), computer science,
cartography, commercial art, engineering, drafting, architecture, graphic art,
geology, geography or a related field.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Two years' experience in cartography,
or in a closely related field.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS: For appointment consideration, Cartographer I applicants
must successfully participate in a structured interview measuring possession of
knowledge, skills, and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job
performance by this class specification.
The structured interview is developed and administered, according to
Division of Personnel guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in
which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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