Gather physical survey data.

Gather physical survey data. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Gather data about operational or development activities. in Getting Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 10 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 10 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed. · Surveyors · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps. · Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Study legal records to establish boundaries of local, national, and international properties. · Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Observe and record field conditions, gathering, interpreting, and reporting data such as flow meter readings and chemical levels. · Environmental Compliance Inspectors · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans. · Surveying and Mapping Technicians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Request additional survey data when field collection errors occur or engineering surveying specifications are not maintained. · Geodetic Surveyors · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Identify and compile database information to create requested maps. · Surveying and Mapping Technicians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data. · Surveying and Mapping Technicians · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Research and combine existing property information to describe property boundaries in relation to adjacent properties, taking into account parcel splits, combinations, or land boundary adjustments. · Surveying and Mapping Technicians · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information. · Surveying and Mapping Technicians · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Surveyors
• Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
• Environmental Compliance Inspectors
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-gather-physical-survey-data,
  title  = {Gather physical survey data.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/gather-physical-survey-data}
}