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| Subject: | [gislist] Fwd: RE: Do GIS Professionals Have A "Professional
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| Date: |
01/08/2004 08:05:01 PM |
| From: |
The Geissmans |
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Seems to me that if it were possible to measure
the quantity, quality and value of the actual work
that putative GIS professionals do, then quasi-
abstractions like certifications wouldn't matter.
Has this issue been approached like that? I'm
viewed as a knowledge engineer or software
engineer, and my managers seem to be able to
recognize the value of my contributions in those
fields. Would that be true if I were called a GIS
specialist? Methinks a major stumbling block is
the [apparent] fact that nearly all GIS folks work
for governmental agencies, and those employers
for various reasons are effectively not allowed to
consider people's actual ability and contribution,
and must only count things like the number of hours
spent in training, the number of certificates, etc.
This discussion has meaning in that context, but is
that really what the profession needs? Is that what
those agencies really need?
Jim Geissman
Countrywide Home Loans
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