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Cartographer

OFO Code: 216501

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
216501
Occupation
Cartographer
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2165 · Cartographers and Surveyors

Official description
Cartographers and surveyors determine the exact position of, or prepare and revise digital, graphic and pictorial maps, charts or other visual representation of, natural and constructed features and boundaries of land, seas, underground areas and celestial bodies, applying scientific and mathematical principles.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Map Maker

  • Surveying, measuring and describing land surfaces, mines, underground surfaces, sea, river and lake beds
  • Undertaking research and development of surveying and photogrammetric measurement systems, cadastral systems and land information systems
  • Designing, compiling and revising maps and charts using aerial and other photographs, satellite imagery, survey documents and data, existing maps and records, reports and statistics
  • Noting exact position of various features and recording survey data in digital form
  • Making charts and maps to be used in determining navigable waters and channels and in planning construction of marine structures
  • Maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists
  • Planning and conducting aerial photographic surveys
  • Studying and advising on technical, aesthetic and economic aspects of map production

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