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3 Non-geometry standards
1. Does your country have a set of guidelines for the qualification and certification
of personnel in the field of Geographie informationiGeomatics?
2. IfNO to Question #1, are you planning to initiate this activity in the near future?
3. Do you have nationallegislation for certification ofpersonnel?
4. Do you have legislation for certification at the regional level?
5. Do you have industry standards?
6. Is there a group that has defined a model curriculum?
7. Do you have a mechanism for pro gram acereditation?
8. How many higher edueation institutions teaeh Geographie information / Geomaties?
9. What Geographie informationiGeomaties professional assoeiations exist in your
eountry?
18 eountries responded to the questionnaire. In addition, 12 of them delivered a
detailed ease study on their national edueation in geomaties. The eountries are Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Portugal,
Saudi Arabia, South Afriea, United Kingdom, and the United States. The FIG
(Federation Internationale des Geometres) also provided a detailed report.
In a very general sense, the results of the ease studies may be summarised as follows:
Japan and Korea have established national government bodies that have responsibility for the eertification of personnel. Germany has a strong educational strueture
that has eertain similarities to these Far East eountries. In the UK, a number of professional organizations are linked to AGI (Assoeiation of Geographie Information)
that is a consortium of private and publie interests. Canada and the United States
have academic consortia (e.g. UCGIS (University Consortium for Geographie Information Seience)) and also aetive professional bodies. In South Afriea a strong national assoeiation has formed to bring together regional GIS organizations.
3 Non-geometry standards
1. Does your country have a set of guidelines for the qualification and certification
of personnel in the field of Geographie informationiGeomatics?
2. IfNO to Question #1, are you planning to initiate this activity in the near future?
3. Do you have nationallegislation for certification ofpersonnel?
4. Do you have legislation for certification at the regional level?
5. Do you have industry standards?
6. Is there a group that has defined a model curriculum?
7. Do you have a mechanism for pro gram acereditation?
8. How many higher edueation institutions teaeh Geographie information / Geomaties?
9. What Geographie informationiGeomaties professional assoeiations exist in your
eountry?
18 eountries responded to the questionnaire. In addition, 12 of them delivered a
detailed ease study on their national edueation in geomaties. The eountries are Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Portugal,
Saudi Arabia, South Afriea, United Kingdom, and the United States. The FIG
(Federation Internationale des Geometres) also provided a detailed report.
In a very general sense, the results of the ease studies may be summarised as follows:
Japan and Korea have established national government bodies that have responsibility for the eertification of personnel. Germany has a strong educational strueture
that has eertain similarities to these Far East eountries. In the UK, a number of professional organizations are linked to AGI (Assoeiation of Geographie Information)
that is a consortium of private and publie interests. Canada and the United States
have academic consortia (e.g. UCGIS (University Consortium for Geographie Information Seience)) and also aetive professional bodies. In South Afriea a strong national assoeiation has formed to bring together regional GIS organizations.