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May 7, 2012GIS Skills SurveyCareerWhat GIS skills are essential for today’s GIS professional? What technical skills are required? Should GIS professionals learn to work with open source GIS? What soft skills are necessary? What are some unexpected skills that a GIS professional should acquire? Provide your tip here about a critical GIS skills. Please provide information about the GIS ... read more April 17, 2012 GIS Skills and Landscape Architecture EducationCareer, EducationThe March 2012 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine reviewed the current state of GIS education at landscape architecture schools and found that although GIS is a “vital tools for large-scale land planning” some schools are not making it mandatory for students to train in geospatial technologies. The magazine in Spring of 2011 contacted 73 chairs of every landscape ... read more March 5, 2012Summer GIS OpportunitiesCareerSummer is a great time for students to focus their efforts on learning more about GIS and developing hands on experience. Start lining up your GIS summer experience. Listed here are summer GIS opportunities. Esri User Conference Student Assistants Each year, Esri offers students the opportunity to work at the annual Esri User Conference hosted in ... read more February 22, 2012What Competencies Should GIS Managers Have?Career, GIS NewsURISA wants your input on its proposed Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM). The model is a list of 74 essential competencies and 17 competency areas that geospatial managers should have. The GMCM builds upon U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s (DOLETA) Geospatial Technology Competency Model, which specifies the foundational, industry-wide, and industry sector-specific expertise characteristic ... read more January 19, 2012 GIS Industry Trends and OutlookCareer, Industry and Subjects in GISGIS industry trends gain be gleaned by surveys and other reports produced by market research companies. While most of these reports can only be fully read after purchase, the executive summaries allow for an overview on the state of the GIS industry. The GIS Industry according to Daratech, a GIS research firm, grew worldwide 10.3% in ... read more December 8, 2011 Sample Esri Technical Exam QuestionsCareerEsri is now offering sample questions for Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop Exams. The sample questions are accessible from Esri’s Training page. The sample questions mimic the multiple choice style of Esri’s technical exams although don’t expect to find any of the sample questions on the real exams. The areas covered in the sample questions are the ... read more November 20, 2011What Do GIS Professionals Make: Salary Surveys for GISCareer, Link LibraryAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists who have a bachelor’s degree and strong technical skills should have favorable job prospects.” The agency’s 2010-2011 edition of its Occupational Outlook Handbook notes that the median annual income for cartographers was $51,180 with the majority earning between $39,510 and $69,220. The lowest 10 percent of earners ... read more October 31, 2011 GIS Career VideosCareerEsri’s GIS Education Community has a growing collection of videos profiling different GIS careers. The latest addition features GIS analyst and forester Chris Ferner in which she discusses the benefits of using GIS and related technologies in her position with the Colorado State Forest Service. Each video in the series features the use of GIS in ... read more October 18, 2011New Geospatial CertificationCareerA press release from DigitalQuest has announced the launching of SPACE, a new geospatial certification. The acronym stands for Spatial Projects and Community Exchange and the objective is to “recognize user-level skills in geospatial technology and is based on assessing an individual’s basic geospatial foundation.” The SPACE certification program joins a growing list of certification programs, of ... read more October 6, 2011 Tilting the GIS Job Hunting OddsCareerA common complaint I hear is how difficult it can be to find a job in GIS. The search for a job in GIS can be challenging so the following are things to consider to make sure you are prepared for a successful career in GIS. Bring the goods Have you properly prepared for your entry into ... read more |
