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Career Information

Read career information about a career in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Listed below are recent articles that describe the GIS occupation. Don’t forget to also read our Women’s Success Stories and Role Models in the News for both more career information and to see what it’s like to be a woman in this job. You’ll also want to look at the Women in GIS Associations and the Women in Technology links to get a complete picture.

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The Emerging Geospatial Workforce by Emile Stover DeRocco
Article about demand to find skilled GIS workers to establish industry growth and adoption of technologies in the United States. Discusses the job market demand for GIS workers and focuses on the importance of growth in geospatial applications.
Geospatial Solutions; Jan2005, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p26-27, 2p

High-Growth Jobs Initiative by Frank Sietzen Jr.
The U.S. Department of Labor defines the high demand for workers in the GIS Industry to meet emerging technology over a ten year span. Article discusses job initiative and provides a proposal to NSF to establish a Center for Geospatial Learning to meet this demand.
Geospatial Solutions; Jun2004, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p20-22, 3p, 1 chart, 1c

American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
http://www.asprs.org/
National organization that holds a yearly conference and regional events, scholarships and awards. Also offers student memberships and a student newsletter.

Association of American Geographers
http://www.aag.org/
A national scientific and educational society of 10,000 members founded in 1904. Holds annual meetings, regional events, publishes a newsletter, journals, and books and has an online career guide.

GeoScience Information Society
http://www.geoinfo.org/
National membership organization that holds an annual meeting, offers a listserv for geoscience professionals and publishes a bimonthly newsletter.

GeoPlace
http://www.geoplace.com
Distributes e-newsletter, which includes news, weekly polls, monthly magazine articles and an upcoming vertical market e-newsletter. Also hosts an annual GeoTech event in Calgary, Alberta for geospatial technology professionals.

GIS Day 2008
http://www.gisday.com/
Provides an international forum for users of GIS technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. More than 80 countries participate in holding local events such as corporate open houses, hands-on workshops, community expos, school assemblies, and more.

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