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The GeoTech Center curated this list of geospatial career resources for the benefit of both students and instructors in this subject area. This page may be useful for both students and graduates who seek to "determine their favorite career pathway and locate jobs and internship opportunities." The...

This web page provides an overview of a research study on the National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (GeoTech Center) Geospatial Competency Matrix. The study's purpose was to "explore the viewpoints of geospatial practitioners and educators toward the GeoTech Center Geospatial...

These resources include a 4-page syllabus and a 1-page course table map for the Introduction to Geospatial Data Acquisition course taught at Weber State University. "This applied geospatial course introduces students to primary data collection methods in the field, with emphasis on GPS/GNSS, sUAS...

This document from the GeoTech Center provides a report on the Geospatial Environmental Project. The project, which was done at the Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College, aimed to "increase the number of high school students who will major in engineering, science, and/or...

These resources include a 3-page syllabus and a 1-page course table map for the Geospatial Internship course at Weber State University. "This summative course provides a structured work experience in a supervised setting under the direction of a geospatial employer mentor and the course instructor....

These resources include a 4-page syllabus and a 2-page course table map for the Geospatial Programming and Online Methods course taught at Weber State University. "Half of the course is devoted to customizing GIS software applications by way of modified service interface elements. Topics include the...

This video segment from Geospatial Revolution, produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting, demonstrates how different digital technologies can be used together to create a powerful mapping tool that can help in a crisis situation. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a technology...

The Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) is depicted as a pyramid with nine tiers. This depiction illustrates how occupational and industry competencies build on a foundation of personal effectiveness, academic, and workplace competencies. Each tier consists of one or more blocks...

This Geotech website provides information on the Geospatial Technology Competency Model DACUMS. This site defines Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) and the DACUM Process. "Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) is a process that incorporates the use of a focus group in a facilitated storyboarding process to...

This 28 page document contains a detailed description of the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM). This pyramid model is depicted with nine tiers. The depiction "illustrates how occupational and industry competencies build on a foundation of personal effectiveness, academic, and workplace...