Esri has recently published an updated study guide for those interested in preparing for the ArcGIS Desktop Associate Exam.
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GIS Career and Jobs
First Practice Exam for GISP Certification Released
A practice exam for the GISP certification has been release which contains 50 questions broken down in the six knowledge categories.
GIS Career and Jobs
New GEOINT Certification Program Launched
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation recently launched a Universal GEOINT certification program.
GIS Career and Jobs
Got a GISP? The GIS Certification Institute Needs You
Those holding a current GISP certification have been invited by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) to participate in developing a new exam based GIS Professional (GISP) certification process.
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GISP Poster Contest
How creative can you get in mapping out all GISPs? The 2nd Annual GISCI Poster Contest is now open for entrants. Download the Excel spreadsheet listing almost 5,000 GISP and starting geocoding. GISCI (GIS Certification Institute) is the group that administers GISP certification (GISP stands for Geographic Information Systems Professional). Posters are […]
Maps and Cartography
Online Map of Geospatial and GIS Programs
The Geospatial Education Program Finder is a interactive map based listing of two year and four college higher education programs that offer some sort of GIS based or geospatial education.
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Best of GIS: Notable 2011 Geospatial Happenings
It’s been a very long time since I’ve done a “best of GIS” year end review. Listed below are some of what I have found to be the more exciting and sometimes just plain fun happenings and advances in the GIS and greater geospatial field for the year 2011 […]
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Sample Esri Technical Exam Questions
Esri 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 […]
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New Geospatial Certification
A 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 […]
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GIS Certification versus Certificate Programs
GIS certification and certificate programs are two similarly named yet different markers of a person’s GIS education and skills achievements. To sort out the confusion, both certificate programs and GIS certification are described in this article. GIS Certificate Programs GIS certificate programs are usually a series of GIS related coursework […]