Personas in the GIS industry.

Dec 24, 2020

1. GIS user

If you use Google maps then you fall in this category.

They’re trained to do unspecialized GIS tasks like georeferencing and digitizing.

A GIS analyst knows how to collect geographic data, prepare it, analyze it and present it in maps, charts and other forms of report.

A GIS Analyst should also know enough programming to enable him automate tasks.

They are programmers who build GIS applications.

ProTip:
Experts say it's easier to convert an ordinary programmer into a GIS developer than to convert a GIS Analyst into a GIS developers.

They manage GIS projects and coordinate teams.

ProTip:
Experts say ordinary project managers make better GIS project managers than GIS developers who’re converted into GIS project managers.

Contributions and critics are highly welcomed.