Remote sensing technician to hydrographic surveyor
A remote sensing technician already meets 43% of what the hydrographic surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.1/ 100
1 How much of what a hydrographic surveyor is expected to do is already part of a remote sensing technician’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 hydrographic surveyor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hydrographic surveyor role treats 7 of its required skills as things a remote sensing technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cartography
- collect mapping data
- geodesy
- geomatics
- mathematics
- surveying
What stands in the way is 13 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydrographic surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a remote sensing technician background worth leading with.
- already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held compile GIS-data information skills
- already held collect mapping data information skills
- already held geodesy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held develop geological databases working with computers
- already held prepare geological map sections communication, collaboration and creativity
All 22 carried skills, including the 7 the hydrographic surveyor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 5 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 conduct underwater surveys required
- still to learn document survey operations required
- still to learn record survey data required
- still to learn perform surveying calculations required
- still to learn prepare surveying report required
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
- optional, not held process collected survey data optional
- still to learn operate surveying instruments required
- still to learn adjust surveying equipment required
- still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
- optional, not held assist hydrographic surveys optional
- optional, not held steer vessels optional
- still to learn bathymetry required
- still to learn hydrography required
- still to learn hydrology required
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- still to learn surveying methods required
- optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
- optional, not held advise architects optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hydrographic surveyor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 bathymetry study this
- 02 compare survey computations practise this
- 03 conduct underwater surveys 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 22 skills that carry over
- already held cartography knowledge
- already held collect mapping data skill
- already held geodesy knowledge
- already held geomatics knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held surveying knowledge
- already held topography knowledge
- already held apply digital mapping skill
- already held assist scientific research skill
- already held collect data using GPS skill
- already held compile GIS-data skill
- already held create GIS reports skill
- already held create thematic maps skill
- already held develop geological databases skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held geography knowledge
- already held geology knowledge
- already held interpret geophysical data skill
- already held prepare geological map sections skill
- already held study aerial photos skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist hydrographic surveys optional
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
- optional, not held steer vessels optional
- optional, not held advise architects optional
- optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held process collected survey data optional
19 held skills the hydrographic surveyor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Earth science knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect real-time geolocation information skill
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct research on climate processes skill
- not needed by the target role create cadastral maps skill
- not needed by the target role create strategic maps skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role operate remote sensing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
- not needed by the target role remote sensing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role research remote sensing technologies skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role study radar images skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn bathymetry required
- still to learn hydrography required
- still to learn hydrology required
- still to learn surveying methods required
- optional, not held oceanography optional
Other moves recorded from remote sensing technician
Common questions about this move
Can a remote sensing technician become a hydrographic surveyor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A remote sensing technician already covers 43% of what a hydrographic surveyor is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 7 of which the hydrographic surveyor role treats as required.
What skills does a remote sensing technician need to become a hydrographic surveyor?
13 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is bathymetry.
How hard is the move from remote sensing technician to hydrographic surveyor?
Its learning distance is 62.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.