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Ogle Earth just launched his own tool for finding neogeography jobs out there, here's the job listing. See the related stories below and you'll find Ogle Earth is not the first to offer such a tool. From the launch post: "It works like this. If you have a neogeo job that needs doing, you can post it for two weeks at a dollar a day. I've set the price far lower than on any other job board, as I'm more interested in seeing if this takes off. (On the other hand, paying something deters spam posts.)"
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Job Finding Tools Using Google Local
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Google Maps Mania have an article about tools to find a job that uses Google Maps. From the small article: "Jobster joins career websites like Monster.com and SimplyHired.com who are all moving toward this new trend of "Google Mapping" where available jobs are located. Google Maps Mania keeps a list of employment-related websites with Google Maps functionality here."
Industry: Cartographer Not the Best Job in America? 4 comments
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The Cartography blog refers and discuss a CNNMoney article about a jobs survey. From the blog: "In my opinion, this is news as anyone who is one knows that being a cartographer is the best job around. However, CNNMoney has released the results of a survey of 166 jobs and found that, in terms of compensation, cartographers and photgrammatists rank 83rd, smack in the middle." What do you think? Is it hard to find a decent job? Are job conditions ok? Are you happy with the geospatial industry?
Industry: Geography and Geospatial Careers Resources
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VerySpatial offers a short useful list of geography and geospatial careers resources. We mentioned geospatial jobs seeking in the past, see related stories below. In addition to these, you can add the job announces for FOSS GIS list (wiki page). A part of the VS entry: "Geospatial jobs:
GIS User jobs listings,
GIS Jobs,
GIS Jobs Clearinghouse,
GIS Gig,
GeoSearch, Inc "
Industry: OpenGeo Hiring a Director of Operations 1 comment
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Julia Torti writes "We at OpenGeo are looking for a Director of Operations. We need someone to manage our day-to-day operations, provide structure, and help us develop a plan for growth. OpenGeo is pretty unique: we operate as a social enterprise and aim to be financially sustainable while simultaneously pursuing a social mission. An ideal candidate has extensive experience managing technical teams and creating a positive work environment. Of course, open source and geospatial experience is a huge plus. Check out the job posting, and a message from our president, Chris Holmes. Any questions? Email me at jtorti@openplans.org"
Slashgeo does not have a job board at the moment and usually refuses all hiring-related story submissions. I admit I fail to provide a good reason why I would accept this one other than its uniqueness and personal affinity.
Looking for geospatial jobs? Take a look at this previous entry and the 'Related Stories' section for that story.
More info about OpenGeo below.
Industry: A Career in Which Geospatial Industry Sector?
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Vector One and Spatial Sustain shares theirs thoughts in a double entry named "If you were thinking of a career in the geo-industry, which area(s) would you be considering and why?" From V1: "Personally, I would choose the GIS/CAD spot right in the middle. I really see the future as designing infrastructure, whether that is BIM or other approaches and then scaling it into other projects to form communities that GIS becomes the modeling and spatial analysis tool for. We want highways for cities and between them. We want clean water for many locations and uses. We want efficient buildings for local and regional reasons." From SS: "It has never been as easy as it is now to create a new business in the geospatial space. Practitioners and developers are also finding it much easier to stand up tailored solutions with interfaces, performance and data that meet and exceed customer expectations. The amount of available geospatial data, coupled with much easier means to distribute and collaborate, is fueling an industry resurgence.
It’s a great time to become involved in the geospatial industry, and I can think of many areas where I’d love to be starting a career."
I copied below several previous related stories.
Industry: GeoCont@ct, The Network of Online Specialists
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Martin Ouellet writes "GeoContact is born in the late summer of 2007. The Web site aims to provide:
1) A tool to connect people who share the same professional goals or passions.
2) A method to identify yourself as a specialist or expert in a specific domain;
3) A way to track or find past colleagues with similar profiles;
4) A search tool that can be used to find persons with a specific expertise.
GeoContact is free and entirely based on OpenSource technology combined with Google Maps API for the location-based part of the subscription. Make sure to visit the GeoContact web site on a regular basis since a lot of exiting new functionalities such as a search engine and the addition of more background layers (Virtual Earth, Yahoo) will be available. Since GeoContact.org has been released recently; feel free to send comments or suggestions to geocontact@oricom.ca" I copied below some other geojob finding tools and discussions.
1) A tool to connect people who share the same professional goals or passions.
2) A method to identify yourself as a specialist or expert in a specific domain;
3) A way to track or find past colleagues with similar profiles;
4) A search tool that can be used to find persons with a specific expertise.
GeoContact is free and entirely based on OpenSource technology combined with Google Maps API for the location-based part of the subscription. Make sure to visit the GeoContact web site on a regular basis since a lot of exiting new functionalities such as a search engine and the addition of more background layers (Virtual Earth, Yahoo) will be available. Since GeoContact.org has been released recently; feel free to send comments or suggestions to geocontact@oricom.ca" I copied below some other geojob finding tools and discussions.
Geo-Jobs: Technology and Practice Evolving
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Vector One has a two-part entry named Geo-jobs: technology and practice evolving. From part 1: "The take home point to understand with the new systems is not simply about understanding a new phenomenon in delivery and participation, although that is part of it. The real take home point is that the extension of technologies and delivery mechanisms has put ’spatial awareness’ into the limelight - people are thinking about their world, our world, your world, his and her world - in whole new ways. [...] Tomorrow’s geo-professional should travel often and or be placed into environments that further global understanding and global knowledge." From part 2: "The impact of fast internet has a lot to do with how you plan your geospatial career, particularly if you are considering web technologies and job classifications oriented around server based geo-data." Part 2 details the 'trends' in geospatial jobs, worthed read. Several related previous stories below.
Technology: Neogeography vs. GIS 4 comments
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There has been a lot of activity on the geoblogs in the last few days regarding the distinction between neogeography and GIS. It started with an All Points Blog entry: "Hickey explained that while neogeography is focused on "Where" there is no data creation and no spatial analysis, an essentially visually useful concept that has helped "cross the chasm from early adopters to an early majority." My take is decidedly biased and I come down on Hickey's side entirely." Amongst the reactions, you'll find entries from The Memory Leak, Fantom Planet, GeoTips's Paul Ramsey, GeoMusings, Spatially Adjusted and PerryGeo. From GeoTips: "Try to remember folks, it's not how big your tool is, it's what you do with it that counts." An interesting passion-laden debate...
Technology: GIS jobs Within U.K.
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bestgisjobs writes "BestGISjobs advertises hundreds of GIS jobs within the UK. Visit http://www.bestgisjobs.co.uk/ and find your dream GIS Position today." Obviously, this is of interest for those in the U.K. or ready to move there. I copied below several previous entries on other geospatial job related tools which is useful outside the U.K.
Industry: Jobs in the Geospatial Sciences 3 comments
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Richard Serby writes "GeoSearch, Inc. is the oldest and most trusted source of personnel recruitment in the geospatial sciences. It is the place for employers seeking new talent and for prospective candidates interested in new employment opportunities. Visit us today!
http://www.geosearch.com/"
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