Associations/Groups – GISCI
Since I finished my GISP application and FINALLY sent it in I thought it was probably time to highlight the GIS Certification Institute. From their web site the GISCI
“provides the geographic information systems (GIS) community with a complete certification program. GISCI offers participants from the first early years on the job until retirement a positive method of developing value for professionals and employers in the GIS profession.”
While the GIS community itself seems to fall into varying camps regarding the issue of certification, GISCI offers an option for those of us who feel that certification should move forward. The organization has grown out of efforts and conversations at URISA and other educational organizations along with industry. GISCI’s certification process is experience based and relies on documentation of your education, GIS experience and your service to the GIS community (kind of a tenure process for GIS folks really). If you are more interested in a test-based certification you may want to look to the ASPRS.
While there is no universally recognized certification for GIS and geospatial technology professionals, I think that GISCI has made the most significant steps toward such a goal with at least 4,535 GISP members to date.
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Jesse,
The certificate number does not relate to the number of certified professionals. I believe the number is a significantly more modest 4500-5000 at this time.
It is a bit embarrassing since I knew that they just rolled over the 3500 at the end of grandfathering. There are probably not many more than 32,000 GIS practitioners in general in the world. If anyone has a projected total number of GIS or geospatial technologies professionals around the world or in particular countries I would be very interested.
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