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.
37 alternate job titles:
Commercial Drone Operator
Commercial Drone Pilot
Commercial Drone Technician
Digital Cartographic Technician
Document Image Technician
Drone Operator
Drone Pilot
Drone Technician
Geospatial Extractor
LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
Meteorologist Liaison
Remote Monitor
Remote Pilot
Remote Sensing Field Technician
Remote Sensing Monitoring Technician
Remote Sensing Technician
Remote Sensing Technologist
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Controller (RPAS Controller)
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Operator (RPAS Operator)
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Pilot (RPAS Pilot)
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Technician (RPA Technician)
Research Associate
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician (sUAS Technician)
Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator (UAS Operator)
Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot (UAS Pilot)
Unmanned Aerial Systems Technician (UAS Technician)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Operator (UAV Operator)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Pilot (UAV Pilot)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technician (UAV Technician)
Unmanned Aircraft Operator (UA Operator)
Unmanned Aircraft Pilot (UA Pilot)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator (UAS Operator)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot (UAS Pilot)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician (UAS Technician)
Unmanned Aircraft Technician (UA Technician)
Unmanned Systems Technician
Verification Technician
Salary Information
Remote Sensing Technicians: $60,130 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Create maps. | Development |
| Develop software or applications for scientific or technical use. | Development |
| Create images or other visual displays. | Development |
| Develop technical or scientific databases. | Development |
| Collaborate with technical specialists to resolve design or development problems. | Development |
| Collaborate with outside groups to develop programs or projects. | Development |
| Plan environmental research. | Analysis |
| Record research or operational data. | Analysis |
| Evaluate data quality. | Analysis |
| Analyze physical, survey, or geographic data. | Analysis |
| Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems. | Analysis |
| Analyze geological or geographical data. | Analysis |
| Communicate results of environmental research. | Analysis |
| Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations. | Communication |
| Communicate project information to others. | Communication |
| Collect geographical or geological field data. | General |
| Verify accuracy of data. | General |
| Calibrate scientific or technical equipment. | General |
| Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs. | General |
| Collect environmental data or samples. | General |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| AJAX | Web platform development software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Ansible software | Expert system software |
| Atlassian Confluence | Project management software |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software |
| Git | File versioning software |
| GitHub | Application server software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Windows Server | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| R | Object or component oriented development software |
| React | Web platform development software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Shell script | Operating system software |
| Splunk Enterprise | Cloud-based management software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| UNIX Shell | Operating system software |
| jQuery | Web platform development software |
| Aeronautical charts | Charting software |
| Agisoft Metashape | Analytical or scientific software |
| Airdata | Project management software |
| Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler | Map creation software |
| ArduPilot Mission Planner | Aviation ground support software |
| BAE Systems SOCET SET | Map creation software |
| Calibration software | Analytical or scientific software |
| CloudCompare | Analytical or scientific software |
| Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET | Analytical or scientific software |
| Corpscon | Analytical or scientific software |
| Debugging software | Program testing software |
| Definiens Developer | Analytical or scientific software |
| ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS | Map creation software |
| Enterprise resource planning ERP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| FLIR Thermal Studio Suite | Analytical or scientific software |
| GeoCue LIDAR and drone mapping software | Analytical or scientific software |
| GeoCue PointVue LE | Analytical or scientific software |
| Global positioning system GPS software | Mobile location based services software |
| Hypertext preprocessor PHP | Web platform development software |
| ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI | Map creation software |
| Interface definition language IDL | Development environment software |
| Kitty Hawk | Analytical or scientific software |
| LP360 | Analytical or scientific software |
| Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system | Analytical or scientific software |
| Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE | Map creation software |
| Litchi | Analytical or scientific software |
| Magellan Firmware | Operating system software |
| Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Microsoft Image Composite Editor | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Microsoft operating system | Operating system software |
| OpenDroneMap | Map creation software |
| Opticks | Analytical or scientific software |
| Pix4D Pix4Dmapper | Analytical or scientific software |
| Terrasolid TerraScan | Analytical or scientific software |
| UgCS | Analytical or scientific software |
| VMware | Clustering software |
| Verilog | Development environment software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system |
| Geographic information system GIS systems | Geographic information system |
| ESRI ArcCatalog | Geographic information system |
| ESRI ArcMap | Geographic information system |
| ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst | Geographic information system |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base management system software |
| MySQL | Data base management system software |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software |
| ServiceNow | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structure query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS Desktop Associate 10.5 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
| Certified Benefits Professional | WorldatWork | Not Available |
| Enterprise Administration Associate 10.5 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
| Enterprise Geodata Management - Associate 10.5 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
| Enterprise Geodata Management - Professional 10.5 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
| Enterprise System Design Associate 10.4 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
| Enterprise System Design Associate 10.5 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
| Web Application Developer Associate 10.4 | Environmental Systems Research Institute | Not Available |
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