I certainly haven't 'got' geospatial yet, hence the title Getting Geospatial. Come September I start a 1 year post-graduate certificate program in GIS, coming in with little computer science, programming, or geomatics experience -- but lots of motivation and enthusiasm. My undergrad degree is a B.A. in Archaeology and I had planned to continue in to a Master's in Archaeology this September, but lately I've increasingly felt the need for training in a tangible skill rather than more education. Of course overlap exists between the two, training and education, but I think the distinction is meaningful. The relevance and huge importance of GIS today, its power to inform better decisions in planning, land and resource management, also really speaks to me.
To get prepared I've been reading all the literature on GIScience I can get my hands on, playing around with free GIS software (QGIS, GRASS), keeping up on all the geospatial news and developments that I can. To start to get in a programming mindset, I've been tinkering with HTML/CSS -- not strictly necessary (nor exactly 'programming'), but hopefully it will make me more marketable when the time comes to be looking for employment.
What else could I be doing to prepare for the fall, and more generally, for a smooth entry into the geospatial field?
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I think ramping up your flying abilities would come of some use so you could gain a better perspective than the competition. Who would need satellite imagery if you could just fly up there and check it out?
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new blog.