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| Subject: | RE: GISList: ArcView/ArcInfo competency test |
| Date: |
08/07/2002 01:16:00 AM |
| From: |
Neil Havermale |
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It would seem to me that a test is not all that relevant unless the outfit
that is looking for the employee knows very little about GIS other that a
need to add its information. If on the other hand there is a group with
in-place GIS skill they should be able to sniff out GIS/Geography knowledge
quickly. I guess the model could follow Microsoft's "Windows" certification
logic. If Microsoft (ESRI/MapInfo/Intergraph) certifies it/them then .....
? You might also call the applicant's referees?
Possibly more relevant in the era of ArcGIS and VB, do geographers make good
programmers or is it better to make geographers of excellent programmers?
When you build complex maps is it programming or geography? The idea being
could the work's metadata be duplicated?
This reminds me of a recent GPS debate that was raging concerning the use of
GPS rather then certified surveyors - sort of a devil in historic laws
regarding location of properties and the like... Can non-geographers make
maps with sub-meter accuracy that are relied upon? But then again I am a
trained economist trained and, at one time, certified so I can assume
anything... I find it hard to believe passing a drivers test qualifies any
driver... maybe we all need a log book of hours in practice?
FWIW
MidNight Mapper
aka neil
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