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Why GIS?
We want to help our local Community College keep their awesome GIS program, but its up for review (oh no!!). Please help us with some basic info on why you chose GIS, how you got into it and why are you pursuing it.
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How did you hear about GIS?
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Where did you first learn about it and gave you the passion to pursue it. Check all that apply and please enter your answer if not provided.
Friend/Family already in field (or told me about it)
Ad or Marketing Poster in School/Campus
Counselor/teacher/professor told me about it
I like making maps so I googled a way to do that for a living
My company has GIS software
Saw presentation/workshop about GIS
My school offers it as a program/certificate
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Why did you pursue GIS?
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Was it an advancement in career? Do you love making maps? Analyzing spatial data?
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What's your educational/GIS background?
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2 year degree in GIS
4 year degree in GIS
Masters degree in GIS
PhD in GIS
2 year degree in other program (write name of program in "other")
4 year degree in other program (write name of program in "other")
Took GIS classes
GIS Certificate
Learned GIS on the job
I'm pursuing GIS as a degree/certificate now
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If you studied GIS in school, what happened after graduation?
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Got an internship to use my GIS degree/certificate/skills
Took less than 1 years until I got a job doing GIS
It took longer than a year until I got a job doing GIS
I went into higher education in GIS (Masters, PhD...)
I have a job but not doing any GIS work
I didn't study GIS in school, but got a job doing GIS (explain any details below on what you are doing)
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How did you find your current/past GIS positions?
Used job finder sites (Indeed,Monster,Career Builder...)
Used GIS Clearinghouse Job sites
Straight up Googled "GIS jobs"
Someone gave me the heads up about an opening
School/advisor/professor advertised GIS jobs/internships
I went to the specific site of the company I wanted to work for
I saw an ad/poster on an opening
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What field are you in that you are using GIS?
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Natural Resources
Government (local, state, fed)
Business ( data analyst, admin...)
Marketing/ Advertisment / Social media
Computer Science
Education
Other:
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What is your job title (and/or where you work) and a brief explanation of what you do with GIS daily?
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Do you feel that one would need an advanced GIS certificate/degree for the GIS industry today?
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What specific GIS class or GIS skill that you learned, helps you in your GIS career?
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Or helped you get your current job?
Cartography
Data Analysis
Programming
Advance ESRI desktop class
Open Source
Other:
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What's your favorite thing to tell people about GIS and why you are in this field?
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