Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment.

“Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment.” is a core task performed by Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 12th by importance (#3 most important). About 77% 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.

• Create visual designs or displays. in Thinking Creatively

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

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 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps. · importance 4.5
• Delineate aerial photographic detail, such as control points, hydrography, topography, and cultural features, using precision stereoplotting apparatus or drafting instruments. · importance 4.5
• Study legal records to establish boundaries of local, national, and international properties. · importance 4.3
• Inspect final compositions to ensure completeness and accuracy. · importance 4.2
• Revise existing maps and charts, making all necessary corrections and adjustments. · importance 4.2
• Identify, scale, and orient geodetic points, elevations, and other planimetric or topographic features, applying standard mathematical formulas. · importance 4.1
• Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques. · importance 4.0
• Examine and analyze data from ground surveys, reports, aerial photographs, and satellite images to prepare topographic maps, aerial-photograph mosaics, and related charts. · importance 4.0
• Determine guidelines that specify which source material is acceptable for use. · importance 4.0
• Build and update digital databases. · importance 3.8
• Determine map content and layout, as well as production specifications such as scale, size, projection, and colors, and direct production to ensure that specifications are followed. · importance 3.8
• Select aerial photographic and remote sensing techniques and plotting equipment needed to meet required standards of accuracy. · importance 3.7
• Travel over photographed areas to observe, identify, record, and verify all relevant features. · importance 2.9

See all tasks on the Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 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.

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  title  = {Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment.},
  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-3524}
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