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Remote Sensing Technicians
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
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 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.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss10%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
55%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 56% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 65% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.