An analysis of qualifications and requirements for geographic information systems (GIS) positions in the United States

IF 2.1 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOGRAPHY Transactions in GIS Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI:10.1111/tgis.13176
Christopher A. Ramezan, Aaron E. Maxwell, Joshua T. Meadows
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As the demand for geospatial analytics continues to grow, geographic information systems (GIS) professionals are needed to build, operate, and maintain GIS technologies, data, and software to provide geospatial insights for modern industries and organizations. To best train the next generation of GIS professionals, an understanding of qualifications and requirements of GIS positions is needed. Thus, this work analyzes 508 GIS positions, grouped by position type (analysts, developers, educators, managers, specialists, technicians) to provide insights on key pre‐requisite requirements, such as education, experience, certifications, soft communication skills, programming skills, and knowledge of GIS or IT. In general, possession of a bachelor's degree in GIS, geography, or computer science, prior professional experience, and knowledge of GIS and IT software were common pre‐requisites for most GIS roles. Soft communication skills were also frequently desired for GIS roles. We also found that some position requirements tended to vary by position type, such as manager and developer roles requiring on average 5 years or higher prior experience, while analyst, specialist, and technician roles had much lower experience and education requirements. Higher education institutions and GIS training programs should note the desired requirements for GIS position types and continue to refine programs and develop pathways for success for aspiring GIS professionals.
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美国地理信息系统(GIS)职位的资格和要求分析
随着地理空间分析需求的不断增长,需要地理信息系统 (GIS) 专业人员来构建、操作和维护 GIS 技术、数据和软件,为现代行业和组织提供地理空间见解。为了最好地培训下一代 GIS 专业人员,需要了解 GIS 职位的资格和要求。因此,这项工作分析了 508 个 GIS 职位,并按职位类型(分析师、开发人员、教育工作者、管理人员、专家、技术人员)进行分组,以深入了解关键的先决条件要求,如教育、经验、认证、软性沟通技能、编程技能以及 GIS 或 IT 知识。一般来说,拥有 GIS、地理或计算机科学学士学位、先前的专业经验以及 GIS 和 IT 软件知识是大多数 GIS 职位的共同前提条件。软性沟通技能也是 GIS 职位经常需要的。我们还发现,一些职位的要求往往因职位类型而异,如经理和开发人员职位平均需要 5 年或以上的工作经验,而分析员、专家和技术员职位对工作经验和教育程度的要求要低得多。高等教育机构和 GIS 培训项目应注意 GIS 职位类型的理想要求,并继续完善项目,为有抱负的 GIS 专业人员开发成功之路。
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Transactions in GIS
Transactions in GIS GEOGRAPHY-
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期刊介绍: Transactions in GIS is an international journal which provides a forum for high quality, original research articles, review articles, short notes and book reviews that focus on: - practical and theoretical issues influencing the development of GIS - the collection, analysis, modelling, interpretation and display of spatial data within GIS - the connections between GIS and related technologies - new GIS applications which help to solve problems affecting the natural or built environments, or business
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