Geographic Information System (GIS) as a career

 

GIS is a booming industry today. As it is implacable in many industries like marketing, surveying, urban planning, transportation, telecommunications, health, real estate, environmental protection, disaster management, agriculture, geology, geosciences, geophysics and etc.

For many decades, GIS has evolved from a basic concept to a science.

In the early stage when the system is launched it only included researches by the academic community.

 The tremendous evolution of GIS from a basic tool to a modern and most powerful platform for understanding and planning all over the world is marked by several major highlighted milestones.

Later, the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis introduced research on key geographic information science topics such as spatial analysis and visualization.

Spatial analysis is very important term which lets you to evaluate suitability and capability, estimate and predict, interpret and understand, and much more, along with developing a new perspective to your insight and powerful decision-making.

As a result, careers in GIS are in demand more than ever.

Due to its wide range of application, it has become one of the basic and most used information systems in today’s world.

Generally, Geographic Information System is a computerized framework which helps in modeling, interpretation, visualization of any geographical data in any particular field.

GIS technology applies geographic science along with tools for understanding and collaboration.

It helps people reach a common goal and to gain actionable intelligence from all types of data.

Just for an example, you are a geologist and you need to prepare a report of any particular field. What you do first?

First you definitely study that area then you collect the data (surveying) and then you finally analyze the collected data.

So to analyze the data you need a system to interpret your data first and then you move towards further task.

GIS professionals qualify for occupations in countless fields as it has the wide range of the applications.    

According to the nature of the survey and collected data, you can simply interpret, visualize, analyze the data using information software like GIS and can produce the outcome/result of the project.

The basic but the most important thing you need to know about the example is that GIS is not a career.

GIS is a knowledge or information that is just applicable in certain majors like geology in this case.

People do masters, diploma in GIS and it is good for them but taking GIS as a career is turning out to be the major drawbacks.

If you are a geologist/geoscientist and you know how to use GIS in your field then it is always plus point (advantage) for you as you are always considered as a serious candidate in your particular field.

Similarly, in the case you are the GIS expert but not a geoscientist, then the chances you get is comparatively less in that field.

The demand of geoscientists is increasing day by day and it is very important for these geoscientists to know GIS as to boost their career.