​​Thank you Leslie for setting up the survey!  It was actually what i wanted to do to begin with, but I wasn't sure how open people would be to it, and maybe there was already a resource out there that I wasn't aware of.  While I work at UNH, I don't actually teach, but I do work with students on occasion, and they've been asking this question.  I've always worked in academia, so I'm not sure what to tell them.  I don't want my particular biases or opinions to influence my answer.



Christina Herrick
Research Scientist

V: 603.862.2639 | F: 603.862.0188

University of New Hampshire
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Earth Systems Research Center
Morse Hall, 8 College Road
Durham, NH 03824



Christina Herrick
Research Scientist

V: 603.862.2639 | F: 603.862.0188

University of New Hampshire
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Earth Systems Research Center
Morse Hall, 8 College Road
Durham, NH 03824

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Jarlath P.M. O'Neil-Dunne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Learning a major software package may open you up to more jobs, but being good with an obscure package might make you a top candidate for the job you really want. ArcGIS may land you 30 job interviews, but get you no jobs whereas having experience with some rather obscure lidar package will get you one interview and the job.

 

The most important thing I instill in my students is my general brilliance in the field of geospatial technology. I want them to leave my class thinking “I may not have learned anything, but Jarlath is a genius.” (sarcasm)

 

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University of Vermont | Spatial Analysis Lab

Twitter: @jarlathond

Blog: http://letters-sal.blogspot.com/

 

From: Northeast Arc Users Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]UCONN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jessie Braden
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 9:57 AM


To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: GIS user data

 

Leslie, thank you so much for setting up this survey. As an educator, I’m very curious to see the results and I hope you can parse them by industry. I often wonder if gov agencies still strongly prefer ArcGIS whereas a start-up might prefer QGIS, etc. I also agree with Jarlath that things will change rapidly and focusing on one thing is helpful. But, students always ask for guidance in making that choice (ex, we teach both ArcGIS and QGIS here) and I try to help them decide based on their career goals – perhaps this survey will enlighten me on a different approach.

 

Thank you,

Jessie Braden

 

 

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From: Northeast Arc Users Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]UCONN.EDU] On Behalf Of Pelch, Leslie
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 8:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: GIS user data

 

I agree 100% with Jarlath, but it also occurs to me to ask the members of the listserv Christina’s real question. As an employer – do you care greatly whether a potential employee has geospatial software experience with a particular product or just enough experience to apply their knowledge and learn any product? Since I have gotten in trouble before for asking questions that end up causing too much email traffic…I will make a simple survey monkey to collect some responses…..And then report back the results.

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LMD9VCS

 

LP

 

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From: Northeast Arc Users Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]UCONN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jarlath P.M. O'Neil-Dunne
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: GIS user data

 

Honestly I don’t think it matters, whatever you teach it will have radically changed in 2-3 years. The software packages have such similar capabilities, the challenge is not overloading students with so many different geospatial solutions that they spend more time learning the buttonology than doing things.

 

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Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne

University of Vermont | Spatial Analysis Lab

Twitter: @jarlathond

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From: Northeast Arc Users Group <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Christina Herrick <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Christina Herrick <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 1:53 PM
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: GIS user data

 

Hello,

Does anyone know if there are data available (maybe in a past survey) that summarizes GIS use by industry?  I know that NH GRANIT conducted a survey 10 years ago about GIS use in the state, but that survey only asked if towns used GIS and how often.

 

Specifically, I'm interested to know GIS users who use proprietary software such as Esri products, those who use open software like QGIS, and those in between.  Industry information would be a bonus-- are you a government employee, non-profit, academic, etc.  

 

This stems from a discussion here on campus regarding students and their attractiveness to future employers based on the types of GIS they're familiar with.  We've heard extreme arguments on both sides regarding which GIS is "best".  It would be nice to be able to back those opinions with fact.

 

Thanks everyone



Christina Herrick

Research Scientist

V: 603.862.2639 | F: 603.862.0188

University of New Hampshire

Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space

Earth Systems Research Center

Morse Hall, 8 College Road

Durham, NH 03824

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