KE-24 - GIS&T positions and qualifications
- Discuss the status of professional and academic certification in GIS&T
- Identify the standard occupational codes that are relevant to GIS&T
- Identify the qualifications needed for a particular GIS&T position
- Discuss how a code of ethics might be applied within an organization
- Explain why it has been difficult for many agencies and organizations to define positions and roles for GIS&T professionals
- Describe the differences between licensing, certification, and accreditation in relation to GIS&T positions and qualifications
CV-36 - Geovisual Analytics
Geovisual analytics refers to the science of analytical reasoning with spatial information as facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. It is distinguished by its focus on novel approaches to analysis rather than novel approaches to visualization or computational methods alone. As a result, geovisual analytics is usually grounded in real-world problem solving contexts. Research in geovisual analytics may focus on the development of new computational approaches to identify or predict patterns, new visual interfaces to geographic data, or new insights into the cognitive and perceptual processes that users apply to solve complex analytical problems. Systems for geovisual analytics typically feature a high-degree of user-driven interactivity and multiple visual representation types for spatial data. Geovisual analytics tools have been developed for a variety of problem scenarios, such as crisis management and disease epidemiology. Looking ahead, the emergence of new spatial data sources and display formats is expected to spur an expanding set of research and application needs for the foreseeable future.