Podcast: The Line Between Geo Amateur and Professional

By Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
November 17, 2009

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If anyone can make a map today, what is it that distinguishes the amateur from the professional when it comes to geospatial? Is it training? Perspective? Tools? Our editors weigh in.

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What about professional certification? (#1) by David DiBiase, Penn State University
Date: December 2, 2009 20:34 PM

I enjoyed the conversation (especially Adena's erudite paraphrase of Kant ;-) I'm surprised, however, that neither Adena nor Joe mentioned professional certification, even if only to dismiss it. I expect that the more than 5,000 individuals who've demonstrated their qualifications through GISCI and/or ASPRS certification might reasonably claim that their "GISP" or "CMS" designation is the definitive differentiator between amateur and professional.

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