GISWiki.NEWS.Reader » Tags

5 items tagged "gis and Jobs"

Related tags: in, and, als, World, Trends, Techniques, Steve, News, Learning, Issues, Free, Data

All Points Blog

Regional Census Hiring Office Overwhelmed by Applicants

Posted: November 20th, 2008, 2:17pm CET

Tags: gis Jobs

The office in Detroit is responsible for hiring census workers for Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia and its been basically overrun with applicants for the jobs which pay from $18.25-$19/hour. Applicants are asked to take a basic skills test (which includes map reading) and those who score highest are placed first. A sample is here.

Census is hiring in other parts of the country, too, gearing up for the 2010 count.

- Detroit News
Living the Map Highlights Cartographer in North Dakota

Posted: October 21st, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

Tags: gis Jobs

I've heard references to Daniel Seddiqui's project Living the Map, in which he "works" a different job in each state. I just saw that he shadowed a cartographer from Uteig Engineers in Fargo, North Dakota.

- DL Online
DTS Gets New HQ, Grows in 2008

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 2:16pm CEST

Tags: gis Jobs

Data Transfer Solutions LLC is moving from a 2,000-square-foot office to a 10,000-square-foot one that will serve as international headquarters in Orlando. The space can hold 15 additional employees, though only three are slated to be added this year.

This year saw five new offices open for the company, which focusses on asset management built around GIS solutions. From Jan through June 2008 offices popped up in Fort Collins, Colo.; Boston; Raleigh, N.C.; Chicago; and Zurich, Switzerland. A Canadian office is planned.

- Orlando Business Journal
Two Louisville Geo-Related Companies Look to Tax Incentives for Growth

Posted: September 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

Tags: gis Jobs

HelloMetro, based in Southern Indiana, is considering a relocation to Louisville, where it could expand, adding 15 jobs.

Spatial Data Integrations, a Louisville company, plans a new freestanding building. It would also add 15 jobs.

- Business First
Podcast: Do You Think Spatially?

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 8:00am CEST

Enclosure: [download]

Tags: gis Jobs

An interactive session at a recent regional GIS event (see article) prompts our editors to explore how we are trained in GIS and how and if we use spatial thinking in our day to day work. Are we just pushing buttons and following recipes or are we truly using the underlying ideas of how people, places and things behave in space? Does it matter if one is trained in geography vs. GIS vs. another discipline? What's the future look like for those skilled (or not) in spatial thinking?

Subscribe to Podcast RSS

Listen Now (to download, right click on the link at left and choose "save target as")

Read the show notes

Missed any podcasts? Want to subscribe via iTunes, Yahoo, etc? Here's the index with all the info.

GISWiki.NEWS.Reader » Tags » gis and Jobs

Feeds

5 items tagged "gis and Jobs"

All Points Blog

Regional Census Hiring Office Overwhelmed by Applicants

Posted: November 20th, 2008, 2:17pm CET

Tags: gis Jobs

Living the Map Highlights Cartographer in North Dakota

Posted: October 21st, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

Tags: gis Jobs

DTS Gets New HQ, Grows in 2008

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 2:16pm CEST

Tags: gis Jobs

Two Louisville Geo-Related Companies Look to Tax Incentives for Growth

Posted: September 26th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST

Tags: gis Jobs

Podcast: Do You Think Spatially?

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 8:00am CEST

Enclosure: [download]

Tags: gis Jobs