Roughly every four years, URISA conducts a salary survey to look at what GIS professionals are earning. URISA is seeking participation from the greater GIS industry for its 2014 salary survey. The questionnaire is now online and will be active until July 31. The results of the survey will be released […]
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GIS Job Description Book from URISA
URISA has just released the second edition of Model GIS Job Descriptions as an eBook. The first edition was published back in 2000 and was written by William Huxhold, a professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin. The new edition contains updated geospatial industry job […]
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GIS Capability Maturity Model Open for Comments
URISA has opened up its draft document, “GIS Capability Maturity Model” for public review from April 23 to May 31, 2013.
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What Competencies Should GIS Managers Have?
URISA wants your input on its proposed Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM). The model is a list of 74 essential competencies and 17 competency areas that geospatial managers should have. The GMCM builds upon U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s (DOLETA) Geospatial Technology Competency Model, which specifies the foundational, industry-wide, […]
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GIS News: CityEngine, Image of the Week, CalGIS Call for Abstracts
News from the geospatial industry includes an announcement from Esri about a CityEngine course its staff will teach at SIGGRAPH 2011, the Image of the Week from ESA, and a call for CalGIS abstracts from URISA. Nvision and Pointools also make company announcements. Esri Esri will exhibit and teach […]
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URISA Membership Deal
If you’ve been wanting to try out a membership with URISA (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) but haven’t because of the normal $175 annual member dues, URISA has a deal for you. For a limited time, URISA is offering a $20 initial membership fee for the rest of the […]
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GIS News: Horn of Africa Drought, Image of the Week, OpenDataPhilly
The European Space Agency has released Horn of Africa drought imagery and its image of the week showing Patagonia. The OGC is seeking input on two projects, and Esri and Azavea both announced the availability of data from OpenDataPhilly. FIND Map, SuperGeo, Cadcorp, Timmons Group, eSpatial, and URISA round […]
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GIS News: Use the GeoCloud for Free, New ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Release
The latest geospatial industry news involves an announcement from Esri on a new release of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop that includes GPS capabilities, the discussion of the impact of the proposed nationwide broadband wireless network from the company LightSquared at the upcoming Survey Summit, the free GeoCloud capabilities to be released on […]
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GIS News: URISA, ESRI Canada, Agency9, SuperGeo, RapidEye
The latest news from the geospatial industry has several software announcements: SuperGIS Server now supports KML, FME 2011 allows for faster data retrieval, and Agency9 has released CityPlanner 2.0. ESRI Canada has announced a new Award of Excellence and URISA is accepting applications for its Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards […]
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Salary Survey for IT and GIS Professionals
URISA has announced that it has begun collecting data for the 2010-2011 URISA salary survey for IT and GIS professionals. The previous two surveys were done in 2003 and 2007. [T]he survey will provide current information related to salary and responsibilities by employer type, geographic location, and professional GIS experience. […]