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O*NET detailed work activityCollect geographical or geological field data
Stays humanHands-on work
7 jobs11 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Collect environmental or biological samples, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
- Gather and compile geographic data from sources such as censuses, field observations, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, and existing maps.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Gather information from geographic information systems (GIS) databases or applications to formulate land use recommendations.
- Collect supporting data, such as climatic or field survey data, to corroborate remote sensing data analyses.
- Collect data on physical characteristics of specified areas, such as geological formations, climates, and vegetation, using surveying or meteorological equipment.
- Conduct field work at outdoor sites.
- Collect geological data from potential geothermal energy plant sites.
- Participate in fieldwork.
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases, and soils.