Mobile Lidar Survey Technician

Mobile Lidar Survey Technician at GPI Geospatial, Inc. Mobile Lidar Survey Technician at GPI Geospatial, Inc. in Columbia, Maryland Posted in 9 days ago.

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Full-Time Job Description:

GPI Geospatial, Inc. is seeking a Mobile Lidar Survey Technician to work from our Columbia, Maryland office for a role that involves operating an oversize mobile Lidar vehicle for field data collection, instrument testing, calibration support, LiDAR and imagery processing, and data compilation from mobile LiDAR in a 3D point cloud environment. Do you value a company that puts employee satisfaction and diversity at the forefront of who they are? If so, GPI Geospatial wants you! GPI Geospatial is a premier mapping firm for Transportation, Energy, Planning, Design, Construction, and Land Development throughout North America. Our vision is to be the most trusted provider of precision mapping, imagery, LiDAR, and land surveying services. We are a division of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing planning, design, and construction services for transportation infrastructure and building system projects throughout the United States for over 50 years. Ranked among the Top 100 Firms by Engineering News-Record, GPI is a forward-thinking, innovative firm with a culture committed to excellence and that fosters staff empowerment. For more information, visit: www.gpinet.com

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility is to support Mobile LiDAR collections in the Northeastern United States, including the Mid-Atlantic and New England Regions Assist the sensor manager with scanner swaps, system testing, and calibrations Operate the Mobile LiDAR system on data acquisition projects as part of a crew Maintain mobile LiDAR vehicle and equipment Drive mobile LiDAR vehicles to and from storage, service appointments, and project locations Other responsibilities may include the following: Assist with the acquisition of other remote sensing data, such as static LiDAR or NavVis system Process, register, and calibrate Mobile LiDAR data and street-level imagery Create data tiles and ensure the accuracy of LiDAR and imagery before extraction efforts Perform feature extraction from mobile LiDAR-generated point clouds and use 3D extraction software to create accurate mobile LiDAR mapping products Ensure the delineation of break lines and features is accurate and matches the final mapping scale Quality assurance reviews of data sets for accuracy, surface/contour generation, crossing chains, feature delineation, project boundary, and mapping scale

Qualifications:

A.S. Degree or certificate in a related course of study or equivalent work experience 3-5 years of experience in the field as part of a survey field crew or mobile lidar field crew Ability to drive an oversized truck/van