Automation index
How much of a Cartographer’s job can AI already do?
OSM and a generalisation come earlier. A map that reads, and does not lie, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Cartographer
31%
AI can already do 31% of this job.
#31 / 623
View rankingCartographer
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Sources, OSM, satellite and generalisation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Symbology, type and visual hierarchy.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Projections, scales and getting the heights right.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Review with the client, the field and the lie in the data.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Print maps, web maps and updates.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Credit, metadata and owning the map.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 31% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- make maps
- generalise cartography
- symbology
- choose projection
- visual hierarchy
- update OSM
- web maps
- maps that do not lie
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-1021.00· ESCO/ISCO 2165
IS WORK OVER?
Surveyor
24%
#284 / 623
View rankingSurveyor
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Process stations, GNSS and drawings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Reports, volumes and deliverables.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 35% | +5.6 |
Measure in the field, stake and set out.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Coordinate with works and the site authority.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Read the ground when the model lies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Owning a 3 cm error.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Process stations, GNSS and drawings
- Reports, volumes and deliverables
- Measure in the field, stake and set out
- Read the ground when the model lies
- Owning a 3 cm error
- topografo
- surveyor
- aparejador topografia
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2165