>I think it would be dope if I learned all the really fucked up math behind GIS. Like all the statistics and computer science and coordinate systems and stuff.
And you should. You need to fully understand what's behind coordinate transformations, because that's basic. You need to fully understand what the WGS is all about. Consider your GIS skills to be the key that unlocks the door to an industry career. Of course, if you want to be successful you need to go beyond that, you have to be a good programmer, you need to have an angle and potentially even a specialisation (urban environments, vegetation, natural disasters?..), and you'll probably have to learn about modern database systems. GIS tools are just that - tools. And the industry is evolving quickly, so be ready for a lifetime of learning and re-learning.
Logan Murphy
I'm an environmental science major and I've been meaning to sign up to get a certificate for this but I've kept putting it off. Hopefully it's not too late.
Austin Parker
The statistics stuff really isn't that hard. Just kind of disconnected from the remainder of the subect, as a lot is taken from econometrics, of all places. E.g. the basic idea of kriging is pretty much the same as time series analysis.
In addition to the languages mentioned here, you definitely should have a look at R for its geostatistics stuff. JavaScript, on the other hand, is not that useful for this kind of thing.
Adam King
>JavaScript, on the other hand, is not that useful for this kind of thing.
While I agree, I just want to note that Google Earth Engine uses a JS-like language, I think, and I'd bet my left nut that GEE will become an important player in the future. So far, it's mainly used in academia, but I'm sure the industrial applications will take off at some point.
Eli Richardson
Hypothetically, if I wanted to get into academia, what Gradutate/PhD programs should I pursue? I see very few suggestions online for GIS PhD programs and many for Geography/Cartography degrees with GIS integration.
Luis Nguyen
Well, GIS isn't a scientific field of research, hence the lack of PhD programs. You want to look for disciplines that make use of GIS tools: number one is obviously geography. Don't worry too much about the 'name' of the department, it's more the details of the research and the working group you want to look at.
Geography, remote sensing (as part of maybe physics), earth sciences, meteorology. Check for great phd opportunities here (everything earth-science related, you'll have to dig): lists.rdg.ac.uk/archives/met-jobs/
Andrew Flores
Nice! That's actually very helpful.
Hunter Scott
Do it brosephus
Charles Lewis
>GIS is Buzzword for Cartography
Like "Data Science" Which is just a Buzzword for Statistics.
Jason Evans
I'm taking gis currently, but i'm dropping it due to the extremee amout of time it takes to completes the labs, that and i don't need it to graduate, what do you want to know OP?
