GIS Comes of Age
An important issue for all our readers as we focus on education and training for GIS professionals plus the growing market for remotely sensed data from space.
Just over two years ago Sir Mark Walport, the UK Government’s chief scientific advisor, told delegates at the AGI GeoCom conference that “geospatial now underpins everything government does”. That applies to local government and the emergency services too, through the PSMA and the work of GeoPlace. Our focus on education and training in this issue underlines how geospatial and geography have truly come of age. Our interview with the RGS’s director Dr Rita Gardner reveals that geography is now a highly sought-after starting point for a career. Whither the PPE ruling elite?
英国最近的预算包含了几个具有高地理空间内容的方面。对于无人驾驶汽车和其他所谓的破坏性技术等新兴技术，以及5G手机基础设施开发的新兴技术，目前没有标准的£1600万英镑，所有这些都不存在，所有人都会成为经济的重要组成部分的地理空间的认可。预算还包括资金，以资助新的1,000博士在这些重要的干部主题中 - 科学，技术，工程和数学，其中一些应该滴入地理空间。地理空间的数学由RGS和其他人确定了更多的支持。在大数据和分析的时代，在地理空间/地理学中开始，数学级别是必不可少的。
在不久的将来的经济部门倾向于增长是空间。我们已经从远程感测的数据中获得了许多有用的信息。随着新兴市场的低轨道卫星（参见我们的前封面和新闻第6页）英国可以准备成为全球领导者。在华盛顿州的Satsummit活动中查看STEVE Ramage的报告（第9页）。
在其他地方我们通过各种贡献深入了解教育。Adena Schutzberg听起来一个关于Moocs的警告说明 - AKA大规模开放的在线课程。虽然他们的原始意图是提供免费培训，但大多数人现在已经关闭了他们的弗里西亚的选择。同时，UCL研究员Patrick Rickles提供了一些合理的建议。他说，GIS教育工作者和学习者需要扩大他们对学习方法的理解，并在掌握快速发展的技术等各种教学资源，如智能手机上的空间应用程序。我们是热情的众包和公民科学家。
We have identified several courses for GIS education and training and offer a more detailed insight into the MSc programme available at the University of Aberdeen (page 23), while Abigail Page explains the benefits for all GIS students and practitioners in joining the AGI with its early careers network and evolving link to the RGS and the chartered geographer route to becoming a GIS Professional.
This issue is also my last as editor. As you should be aware, last year GiSPro became part of the stable of magazines published by Geomares Publishing. It is their declared intention to continue publication and grow GiSPro’s readership internationally. A new team of contributing editors under the editorial management of Joost Boers is already in place and I wish them well.
I launched GIS Pro in 2004, which may seem like ancient history to younger readers but for me is little more than a flick of an eyelid! Back then we were beginning to get excited about 3D spatial information systems (pioneered by UCL’s Virtual London model). In the first issue I declared that as publishers we put great store by ensuring that the words on the page invite reading. That applies just as much today if not more so as we compete against the incessant drip-drip of emails and the web’s constant attention seeking. I wish my successors well and urge them to keep in mind those ideals. I also thank all the authors, regular columnists and past editors of GIS Pro who have contributed to making this magazine essential reading for GIS professionals.
This article was published in GIS Professional April 2017
