Geophysical Data Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Still cameras (35 millimeter cameras)
- Height gauges (Abney levels)
- Calorimeters
- Multi gas monitors (Carbon hydrogen nitrogen CHN analyzers)
- Clinometers
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Hydrometers (Digital hydrometers)
- Seismic recorders or seismographs (Digital seismographs)
- Geological compasses (Directional compasses)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Earth drills)
- Levels (Electronic digital levels)
- Theodolites (Electronic digital theodolites)
- Distance meters (Electronic distance meters)
- Infrared spectrometers (Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers)
- Hammers (Geological hammers)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Gravimeters (Gravitational field indicators)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Ground penetrating radar GPR systems)
- Peristaltic pumps (Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps)
- Augers (Hand augers)
- Magnifiers (Hand lenses)
- Levels (Hand levels)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Hydraulic vibracorers)
- Jaw crushers
- Drying cabinets or ovens (Laboratory drying ovens)
- Laboratory crushers or pulverizers (Laboratory pulverizers)
- Test sieves (Laboratory sieves)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Rangefinders (Laser rangefinders)
- Magnetometer geophysical instruments (Magnetometers)
- Personal computers
- Map measurers (Planimeters)
- Geological compasses (Pocket transits)
- Portable data input terminals (Portable dataloggers)
- Pneumatic rock drills (Power rock coring drills)
- Magnetometer geophysical instruments (Proton magnetometers)
- Picks (Rock picks)
- Rock cutters (Rock saws)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Sample microsplitters)
- Calculators or accessories (Scientific calculators)
- Laboratory sifting equipment (Sieve shakers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil augers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil core samplers)
- Measuring rods (Stadia rods)
- Binoculars (Surveillance binoculars)
- Height gauges (Survey altimeters)
- Conductivity meters (Terrain conductivity meters)
- Theodolites (Total stations)
- Sulfur dioxide analyzers or detectors (Total sulfur analyzers)
- Laboratory bailers (Water sampling bailers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Halliburton ProMAX
- IHS PETRA
- Landmark Graphics GeoGraphix software
- Landmark SeisWorks
- Parallel Geoscience SPW software
- Petroleum Software Technologies software
- petroWEB software
- Schlumberger GeoFrame software
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- Techsia Techlog
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Dynamic Graphics EarthVision
- Midland Valley 2DMove
- Data base reporting software
- Business Objects Crystal Reports
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Map creation software
- Clark Labs IDRISI Andes
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS* software
- Golden Software Surfer
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Surface III
- Mobile location based services software
- Juniper Systems LandMark Mobile
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0.
