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Texas Natural Resources Information System
October 30, 2012
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GIS' Manifest Destiny
By Bill Hodge
Texas Natural Resources Information System
October 30, 2012
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Transcript
GIS’ MANIFEST DESTINY
BILL HODGE GISP GIS DIVISION MANAGER CITY OF MIDLAND, TX
THE GIS PROFESSION
• Introduction • GIS’ Manifest Destiny • The Development of a Profession • Certification Within GIS
YOUR PRESENTER-‐ WHO/WHAT I AM GISP -‐ 2010
GIS DIVISION MANAGER GISCI BOARD MEMBER – 2012 GEOTECH CENTER-‐ BD MEMBER 2008 MEMBER – AAG, URISA, ASPRS CHEMISTRY MAJOR – TX TECH ’72
MIDLAND, TX MIDLAND/ODESSA
MANIFEST DESTINY THE CONCEPT THAT THE US SHOULD
STRETCH FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
GIS’ MANIFEST DESTINY: THE CONCEPT THAT GIS WILL
SPREAD FROM SEA TO SHINING TECHNOLOGICAL SEA
AMERICA 1800 -‐ 16 States SOURCE: Bodelian Library,
University of Oxford
US: 1793 -‐ 1854 THE CONCEPT OF LIMITED
GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION WAS NOT JUSTIFIED
LIKE THE CONCEPT OF THE US’ FUTURE SIZE VIEWED
IN 1800, GIS’ EXPANSION IS LIMITED BY TODAY’S VISION
A TRUE VISION OF GIS
ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE FOR ANYONE ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
HOW DO WE MOVE FROM THE BIRTH OF AN
INDUSTRY TO CERTIFICATION?
ONE CERTIFICATION LEADS TO ANOTHER
ONE CERTIFICATION LEADS TO ANOTHER
ONE CERTIFICATION LEADS TO ANOTHER
ONE CERTIFICATION LEADS TO ANOTHER
ONE CERTIFICATION LEADS TO ANOTHER
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE GISP PROGRAM?
THE GISCI ADMINISTERS THE GISP PROGRAM WITH ONLY ONE
CERTIFICATION AT THIS TIME
GIS – PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 2012 EST NUMBERS GISCI MEMBER GISPs - 5,194 2012 GITA – 2,000 + 2010 UCGIS – 88 2005 NSGIS – 53 2004 AAG – 11,000 2004 URISA – 2,000 2004 GISCI STARTED IN URISA 2003
GISCI
CERTIFICATIONS 2012 GISP CERTIFICATIONS TO DATE 2012 – 5,194 2011 - 4,805 2010 - 4,611 2009 - 3,231 2008 – 2,500 2007 - 1,544 2006 - 1,000 2005 - 780 2004 - 560 2003 - PILOT 29 SOURCE: www.gisci.gov; accessed 7/27/11
BY 2015 AN EXAM COMPONENT WILL BE
ADDED TO THIS MODEL
THE CORE OF GEOSPATIAL DIVERSITY
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCY MODEL (GTCM) & GEOSPATIAL MANAGERIAL COMPETENCY MODEL (GMCM) WILL PROVIDE THAT ‘GIS’ CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE GMCM GTCM THE GEOSPATIAL DOUBLE HELIX
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCY MODEL US DOL; http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/pyramid.aspx?GEO=Y
BEYOND THIS, NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE
GIS Users (The Masses) Increasing Ease of
Use Increasing GIS Capability GIS Professionals Technical Proficiency Ease of Use
GIS AT THE TECHNOLOGY GATES: THE GENGHIS KAHN
SCHOOL OF TAKEOVER MANAGEMENT
THANK YOU!!!