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New York State GIS Association Midyear Report NYS Geospatial Summit May 2008
The New York State GIS Association
The New York State GIS Association
2008 Survey Results!2008 Survey Results!
May 20th, 2008
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2008 NYS GIS Association Survey
2008 NYS GIS Association Survey
Purpose:Evaluate current trends in professional certification Determine what you’d like to see from the NYS GIS Association
Results:166 RespondersGood information on certificationsGood input on the Association’s future direction
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Breakdown of RespondersBreakdown of Responders State Government (29.5%) Private Sector (21.7%) Local Government (16.3% County Government (12.7%) Academia (10.2%) Regional Government
(4.2%) Not-for-Profit (3.0%)
State
PrivateLocal
County
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Reasons for Joining a GIS Association
Reasons for Joining a GIS Association
Networking (4.76 out of 6) Keeping abreast of the latest GIS events (4.55) Promoting professionalism with the GIS Community (3.40) Becoming part of a professional GIS organization (3.12) Having an opportunity to impact legislation & other issues
(3.09) Expanding the use of GIS in other professions (2.80)
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Currently Belong to a GIS Association?
Currently Belong to a GIS Association?
105 out of 166 belong to one or more GIS associationsNYS Associations
– NYS GIS Association (83)– GISMO (NYC) (19)– GIS/SIG (Rochester) (18)– LIGIS (Long Island) (9) – WNYGIS UG (Buffalo) (3)
URISA (17)GITA (9)NSGIC (3)
77 out of 177 belong to non-GIS organizations
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Currently Certified?Currently Certified? 24 out of 166 were currently certified 29 work with someone who has a GIS or GIS
related professional certification. Will you seek certification in next 3 years?
Yes - 27%No - 27%Maybe – 45%
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Barriers to Becoming CertifiedBarriers to Becoming Certified Not enough reason (65%) Financial costs (32%) Too much work (32%) Not sure they would qualify (26%) Already licensed in another field (10%)
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Currently Licensed in Another Field?
Currently Licensed in Another Field?
16 Licensed In Another FieldLand Surveyor (6)Engineer (5)Landscape Architect (3)Registered Architect (1)Project Management Professional (1)American Institute of Certified Planners (1)Other (3)
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Top 4 Things You’d Like to See from the NYS GIS Association
Top 4 Things You’d Like to See from the NYS GIS Association
1. Impact Proposed Surveying Legislation 2. Continue With NYS GeoSpatial Summit 3. Provide Training 4. Promote Professionalism
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Thank YouThank YouThe NYS GIS Association would like to thank everyone who took the time out to complete the survey. We encourage all of you to become active in the AssociationAssociation (www.nysgis.org) and help us make a difference for GIS in NYS!