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California Adopts GISCI

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The California GIS Council (CGC), the primary geographic information systems coordinating council for the state, has formally endorsed the GIS Certification Institute's (GISCI) certification program for GIS professionals.

You can read the full announcement at Directions Magazine.

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• Adopts or Endorses - is it a requirement?

  (Score:1, Interesting)

  by Anonymous Voxel on Tuesday May 06, @05:42PM (#2349)

  This is all well and good - but what does it mean to those with and without GISCI Certification? Can someone explain what this endorsement (not adoption as headline says) means?

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  • Re:Adopts or Endorses - is it a requirement?

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    by Satri (3) on Tuesday May 06, @07:09PM (#2350)
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    I don't think it means it's now a requirement. Maybe in the longer term, if GISCI gets enough recognition and geoprofessionals jump in their bandwagon and employers start asking for it, but we're not there yet afaik. See also the three related stories above, they'll inform you about the previous debates regarding such certification.

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