Abstract

The Coming Crisis In The Geospatial Industry
Track: Education and Training
Authors: Talbot Brooks

The 'Geospatial Industry', while listed as high job growth initiative by President GW Bush, lacks an official definition within the Federal domain. Classification of what is and is not considered geospatial varies greatly: within academia, it is classified under a Social Science degree code; elements of NSF classify it as a STEM field; and DOL classifies it in numerous other ways. Consequences for such variance, as will be discussed, will be dire absent an industry-driven definition process.