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Remote Sensing Technicians

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Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.

10 main tasks · most important first

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01Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
02Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
03Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
04Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
05Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
06Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
07Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
08Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
09Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.People already use AI for this at work
10Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.AI could speed this up, with extra tools

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

Checked O*NET 31.0, August 2026Corrections

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O*NET 31.0 Database, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), 2026-08. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (observed exposure), Anthropic, 2026-03-05. Licence: CC BY.

Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations (v1.1), Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025-12. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

GPTs are GPTs: labor market impact potential of LLMs (Science, 2024), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023. Licence: MIT.

What work can robots do? (robot exposure index), Anthropic, 2026-09-30. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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