Elements and Performance Criteria
- Source and assess existing site information and data
- Confirm the client’s information needs, timeframe and site map specifications
- Locate and obtain existing enterprise site information and review its relevance and accuracy
- Locate external sources of relevant data sets and assess their availability, value and limitations
- Confirm ownership, access arrangements and price of required data sets
- Obtain selected data sets in accordance with enterprise procedures
- Build a detailed description of the site using existing information and data and identify any gaps
- Collect field data about the site
- Establish information needs and identify appropriate field techniques
- Confirm details of field work, site permits/access restrictions and legislative/regulatory requirements with supervisor, as necessary
- Confirm data format and quality requirements
- Assemble required field equipment and supplies and check that all items are fit for purpose
- Ensure that all required equipment and supplies are transported safely to and from the site
- Take sufficient and accurate measurements of the site and its features to ensure data reliability
- Prepare data and supporting information
- Assess the integrity of all data to ensure its suitability
- Recognise and resolve any disparities between data sets
- Identify compatible formats for data
- Select data to meet client needs
- Assemble relevant data elements
- Ensure data format meets client needs
- Prepare supporting information using media and format that meet client needs
- Produce maps to meet information needs
- Transfer data accurately from data sources into GIS or similar systems
- Prepare sketch and/or computer generated maps to the required quality standard and within the expected timeframe
- Ensure that all required site features and standard map elements are included in accordance with standard cartographic design principles
- Compare map against site features to ‘ground-truth’ information, as necessary
- Seek feedback from users regarding the utility of maps/data and resolve any problems
- Analyse feedback to identify opportunities to improve the quality of maps