STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CARTOGRAPHER II
Class Code: 1576-16
Date Established: 11-30-99
Occupational Code: 9-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To draft maps and specialized and
related diagrams used in a variety of graphic presentations and computer aided
design.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Reviews existing
maps, ortho photo and field survey and GPS data needed to complete, create and
revise address maps.
·
Creates address maps
from GPS and field collection data to create telephone number, address and
cellular location maps.
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Revises existing maps
through plotting scanning or digitizing techniques.
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Compiles mapping data
for input in preparing computer developed maps.
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Monitors proper
painting of map and graphic artwork.
Designs supplemental maps for emergency response.
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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 partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
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 summarizing data, preparing
reports, and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
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: Three 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 II 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: Knowledge of the New Hampshire state
highway system. Knowledge of the
practice of cartography including mechanical drawing, the transference of
written data to map surfaces and the use of accepted map symbols. Knowledge of available data sources for
map preparation. Knowledge and
understanding of the operation of a digitizer. Knowledge of the principles of color separation as applied
to graphic arts. Knowledge in
graphic arts field. Skill in the
use of drafting tools. Ability to
read and interpret blueprint and aerial photographs. Ability to work from sketches and field notes. Ability to train and supervise
subordinate Cartographers and to maintain harmonious relationships with other
employees. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
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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