The following issues impact the geographic information systems (GIS) profession and certified GIS professionals.
(7/27/2011) GISCI Position on the GIS Profession in Relation to Other Geospatial Professions
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(6/23/2011) GISCI Board of Directors Endorses the GTCM
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(6/10/2011) GISCI Board of Directors Announces Resolution to Update the GISP Certification Process
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(4/7/2011) GISCI Board of Directors Announces Resolution to Update the GISP Certification Process
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Directions Magazine’s
Special Session on GIS Certification with David DiBiase, GISCI President, and Sheila Wilson, GISCI Executive Director
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Q&A: Directions Magazine’s
Special Session on GIS Certification withDavid DiBiase, GISCI President, and Sheila Wilson, GISCI Executive Director
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An Offer from URISA That You Shouldn't Refuse! The URISA Board of Directors has announced a new Introductory Membership Initiative for GISP's. Click her to find out more
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ILGISA Winter Newsletter
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Comparing GISP and Esri Technical Certification
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(1/28/2011) GISCI Invites Comment on Proposed Examination Requirement
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(10/12/10) GIS Analysts are in the Top 10 Low Stress Jobs and Top 100 Best Jobs in America, according to Money Magazine and Payscale.com, as seen at CNN.com: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2010/qualitylife/index.html
David DiBiase, President of GISCI says: "On behalf of the nearly 5,000 GIS Professionals certified by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI), I applaud Money magazine and Payscale.com for including Geographic Information Systems Analyst in their list of the 100 'best careers.' The U.S. Department of Labor recently estimated that the geospatial industry will need nearly 150,000 additional GIS professionals over the next ten years. GISCI's certification criteria provide a sound professional development strategy for current practitioners, as well as those who aspire to this challenging, rewarding, and meaningful career path."
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(5/14/08) Opportunity to Submit Comments on ASPRS Guidelines for Procurement of Professional Aerial Imagery, Photogrammetry, Lidar and Related Remote Sensor Based Geospatial Services [read the Executive Summary]
Read the GISCI Board's Letter of General Support
Submit comments [here]
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(4/4/08) New York Update to Land Surveying Law
Relates to the practice of land surveying; upgrades the licensing requirements for land surveyors and revises the definition of land surveying as practicing that branch of the engineering profession and applied mathematics which includes the application of rules and regulations in accordance with certain local requirements; stipulates education requirements for licensing.
[bill summary]
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(4/2/08) California Public Records Act (AB 1978)
California's state legislature is considering a bill to amend the California Public Records Act. The bill (AB 1978) was introduced on February 14, 2008 by State Assembly Member Jose Solorio, and may have implications on public access to geospatial information, for anyone, in or outside of California, who may want to obtain public records from California government agencies.
[text of bill] [critique of bill]
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(3/1/08) South Carolina GIS Surveyor License
[South Carolina Code of Law] [South Carolina Code of Regulations]
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(6/14/07) GISCI, AAG, UCGIS, GITA, and URISA file
Friend of the Court Brief
in MAPPS et al., v. United States Suit
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