Comments on: To What End, GIS? http://gislounge.com/to-what-end-gis/ Information about GIS, GPS, cartography and geography Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:59:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Douglas Tooley http://gislounge.com/to-what-end-gis/comment-page-1/#comment-9319 Douglas Tooley Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:03:54 +0000 http://gislounge.com/?p=2221#comment-9319 This argument is just a tad bit out of focus, in premise and conclusion. Yes, it is very important to have specific knowledge of the field (s) being mapped and/or analyzed. Specialty knowledge is often absent. However cross-disciplinary GIS is still needed. The consistent management of multiple field geometry will continue to be the domain of the profession. I think a more important question is what is the next step in the career of experienced GIS professionals - is it leadership? In any case, developing public speaking skills would be a wise investment of time. This argument is just a tad bit out of focus, in premise and conclusion. Yes, it is very important to have specific knowledge of the field (s) being mapped and/or analyzed. Specialty knowledge is often absent.

However cross-disciplinary GIS is still needed. The consistent management of multiple field geometry will continue to be the domain of the profession.

I think a more important question is what is the next step in the career of experienced GIS professionals – is it leadership?

In any case, developing public speaking skills would be a wise investment of time.

]]> By: Kristina http://gislounge.com/to-what-end-gis/comment-page-1/#comment-9031 Kristina Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:29:44 +0000 http://gislounge.com/?p=2221#comment-9031 GIS is a strategy that has become an important part of business and government, and was recently slected by the state of California as one of the key enterprise strategies. With this type of importance in IT, it is not an appropriate assumption that GIS is a dying field. GIS is a strategy that has become an important part of business and government, and was recently slected by the state of California as one of the key enterprise strategies. With this type of importance
in IT, it is not an appropriate assumption that GIS is a dying field.

]]> By: John http://gislounge.com/to-what-end-gis/comment-page-1/#comment-9012 John Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:14:28 +0000 http://gislounge.com/?p=2221#comment-9012 I've had these thoughts for several years before I finally left GIS after 13 years: http://whatsur20.blogspot.com/2008/05/gis-has-not-changed-since-1995.html I’ve had these thoughts for several years before I finally left GIS after 13 years:
http://whatsur20.blogspot.com/2008/05/gis-has-not-changed-since-1995.html

]]> By: George Muammar http://gislounge.com/to-what-end-gis/comment-page-1/#comment-8991 George Muammar Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:52:21 +0000 http://gislounge.com/?p=2221#comment-8991 Agreed. This has always been true of GIS and in fact any information systems (I followed my old man's advice on this one). However as someone who has been working with GIS for nearly 20 years in so many fields I can assure you that GIS is not dead. It may be you are realising it is not what you thought it was, but that's a different story. However good advice: don't aim at GIS for the sake of it. That's senseless! Agreed. This has always been true of GIS and in fact any information systems (I followed my old man’s advice on this one).
However as someone who has been working with GIS for nearly 20 years in so many fields I can assure you that GIS is not dead. It may be you are realising it is not what you thought it was, but that’s a different story.
However good advice: don’t aim at GIS for the sake of it. That’s senseless!

]]> By: Justin C. Houk http://gislounge.com/to-what-end-gis/comment-page-1/#comment-8980 Justin C. Houk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:13:14 +0000 http://gislounge.com/?p=2221#comment-8980 I thinks that Don's post was great in that it helped focus on a problem that suffers from much 'group think.' He did a great job of being provocative and his honest nature came through the post. The profession needs to really start dissecting some of these issues in detail. How do we all make the next moves in the GeoSpatial game. I also appreciate the detailed treatment of Don't metaphors in this post. This is what needs to happen, and a lot more of it! I thinks that Don’s post was great in that it helped focus on a problem that suffers from much ‘group think.’ He did a great job of being provocative and his honest nature came through the post. The profession needs to really start dissecting some of these issues in detail. How do we all make the next moves in the GeoSpatial game.

I also appreciate the detailed treatment of Don’t metaphors in this post. This is what needs to happen, and a lot more of it!

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