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Community Survey: AI in Geospatial Education

Created in collaboration by WGIC, AAG (GISS specialty group), Esri, AGILE, and UNIGIS.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), both traditional machine learning/deep learning and generative AI, is inundating many fields of study. This survey will help the geospatial education community to better understand what is being planned, taught, and what the opportunities/concerns might be. The organizations with logos above have collaborated to create this survey, and we thank you for participating. We will share the results with the community starting in the month of June 2026.
Background:
1.Please tell us about Your role
2.Number of years teaching GIS or geospatial technologies.
3.Your level of experience with AI (10 = expert)
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4.Your institution type
5.Where are you teaching?
6.Department name (or scientific field):
7.Type of students you teach
Teaching Content:
8.What AI have you already included in your course content?
9.Which categories are you teaching or planning to teach (chose any applicable):
10.Are you planning to add AI courses or content to current courses? If so, explain.
11.What is the trend in student demand for AI:
12.Main reasons for adding AI to your geo courses? (select those which apply)
13.What geospatial problems are you addressing with AI?
14.Which AI tools/methodologies are you using?
15.Which new tools/methodologies do you plan to use in the next 12 months?
16.If teaching deep learning, are you using:
17.Which AI-related topics do think should be included in geospatial education?
18.Do you have experiences regarding students “vibe coding” related to geospatial?
Implications:
19.What AI-related issues/topics are you concerned about?
20.Which are the primary barriers to AI integration in your courses?
21.Tell us about your personal or university restrictions/regulations regarding AI use in class or in research.
22.How critical do you think AI skills will be for geospatial graduates in 2030? (10 = most critical)
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23.How likely do you think your degree/program/major will suffer from the growth of AI?
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24.Do you have recommendations to offer to the geospatial teaching community regarding AI?
We thank you very much for your participation in this survey. The participating organizations will publish the results very soon.