In collaboration with the US Department of Labor, the National Geospatial Technology Center (http://www.geotechcenter.org/) and the Geospatial Technology Consortium of Community Colleges (GTC3) are updating the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) so that it can remain relevant for the geospatial industry. We are conducting this evaluation to determine what modifications are needed for the existing competency model. Your input will be aggregated and provided to another panel for review. Afterwards, we will distribute our findings to the larger geospatial community for an open discussion.
Tier 5 identifies Critical Work Functions and Technical Content Areas required for worker success in each of three industry sectors: (1) Positioning and Geospatial Data Acquisition; (2) Analysis and Modeling; and (3) Software and Application Development. The sectors represent clusters of worker competencies associated with three major categories of geospatial industry products and services.
The Critical Work Functions listed for each sector are exemplary rather than exhaustive, representing the diversity of professional practice in the geospatial field. The responsibilities of many individual geospatial professionals span two or even three sectors. However, few if any workers are responsible for every Work Function listed in a given sector. A few Critical Work Functions are restricted in some circumstances by U.S. State law to professionals who are licensed to perform such tasks.
