Compute horizontal and vertical coordinates of control networks, using direct leveling or other geodetic survey techniques, such as triangulation, trilateration, and traversing, to establish features of the Earth's surface.

“Compute horizontal and vertical coordinates of control networks, using direct leveling or other geodetic survey techniques, such as triangulation, trilateration, and traversing, to establish features of the Earth's surface.” is a core task performed by Geodetic Surveyors. Among the occupation's 16 rated tasks, workers place it 11th by importance (#6 most important). About 96% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Assess characteristics of land or property. in Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Analyze control or survey data to ensure adherence to project specifications or land survey standards. · importance 4.6
• Calculate the exact horizontal and vertical position of points on the Earth's surface. · importance 4.5
• Conduct surveys to determine exact positions, measurement of points, elevations, lines, areas, volumes, contours, or other features of land surfaces. · importance 4.5
• Maintain databases of geodetic and related information, including coordinate, descriptive, or quality assurance data. · importance 4.5
• Verify the mathematical correctness of newly collected survey data. · importance 4.4
• Plan or direct the work of geodetic surveying staff, providing technical consultation as needed. · importance 4.2
• Assess the quality of control data to determine the need for additional survey data for engineering, construction, or other projects. · importance 4.2
• Distribute compiled geodetic data to government agencies or the general public. · importance 4.0
• Request additional survey data when field collection errors occur or engineering surveying specifications are not maintained. · importance 4.0
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, continue education, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in technology, equipment, or systems. · importance 4.0
• Provide training and interpretation in the use of methods or procedures for observing and checking controls for geodetic and plane coordinates. · importance 3.9
• Prepare progress or technical reports. · importance 3.8
• Review existing standards, controls, or equipment used, recommending changes or upgrades as needed. · importance 3.8
• Compute, retrace, or adjust existing surveys of features such as highway alignments, property boundaries, utilities, control and other surveys to match the ground elevation-dependent grids, geodetic grids, or property boundaries and to ensure accuracy and continuity of data used in engineering, surveying, or construction projects. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Geodetic Surveyors page.

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-task-16297,
  title  = {Compute horizontal and vertical coordinates of control networks, using direct leveling or other geodetic survey techniques, such as triangulation, trilateration, and traversing, to establish features of the Earth's surface.},
  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/tasks/task-16297}
}