Geographic information systems specialist to cadastral technician
A geographic information systems specialist already meets 54% of what the cadastral technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
44.8/ 100
1 How much of what a cadastral technician is expected to do is already part of a geographic information systems specialist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the cadastral technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cadastral technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a geographic information systems specialist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cartography
- conduct land surveys
- geographic information systems
- operate surveying instruments
- perform surveying calculations
- process collected survey data
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cadastral technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geographic information systems specialist background worth leading with.
- already held perform surveying calculations information skills
- already held process collected survey data information skills
- already held surveying methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held collect data using GPS information skills
- already held operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held conduct land surveys information skills
All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the cadastral technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn compare survey computations required
- still to learn document survey operations required
- still to learn record survey data required
- optional, not held manage cadastre optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- still to learn create cadastral maps required
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held use data processing techniques optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a cadastral technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 compare survey computations practise this
- 02 document survey operations practise this
- 03 record survey data practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held cartography knowledge
- already held conduct land surveys skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held operate surveying instruments skill
- already held perform surveying calculations skill
- already held process collected survey data skill
- already held surveying methods knowledge
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held collect data using GPS skill
- already held use CAD software skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage cadastre optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- optional, not held use data processing techniques optional
32 held skills the cadastral technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
- not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect mapping data skill
- not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
- not needed by the target role create GIS reports skill
- not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
- not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
- not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
- not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role geodesy knowledge
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role geological mapping knowledge
- not needed by the target role geomatics knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
- not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
- not needed by the target role surveying knowledge
- not needed by the target role topography knowledge
- not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
- not needed by the target role use databases skill
- not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
- not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
Other moves recorded from geographic information systems specialist
- cartographer 59% covered · moderate
- surveying technician 55% covered · moderate
- remote sensing technician 55% covered · moderate
- hydrographic surveying technician 52% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from geographic information systems specialist
Common questions about this move
Can a geographic information systems specialist become a cadastral technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A geographic information systems specialist already covers 54% of what a cadastral technician is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 8 of which the cadastral technician role treats as required.
What skills does a geographic information systems specialist need to become a cadastral technician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is compare survey computations.
How hard is the move from geographic information systems specialist to cadastral technician?
Its learning distance is 44.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.