topic Growth in GIS Industry in K12 Discussion https://community.esri.com/t5/k12-discussion/growth-in-gis-industry/m-p/827518#M111 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Educators often ask me about the future of GIS. A <A href="https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/gis-and-spatial-analytics-market/">blog posted May 2018</A> in GEOSPATIAL WORLD begins</P><P style="padding-left: 30px;">"Geography,<EM> enriched by information systems to form the Geographic Information System or GIS, is growing exponentially. A core geospatial technology, the GIS is used virtually in every field, adding value to practically every business segment and application areas."</EM></P><P>The blog continues with some impressive numbers in terms of billions of dollars of value. For educators seeking some documentation that there is a future for students who build skills in thinking geographically and using GIS, this may be useful.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:12:04 GMT CharlieFitzpatrick 2019-09-17T12:12:04Z Growth in GIS Industry https://community.esri.com/t5/k12-discussion/growth-in-gis-industry/m-p/827518#M111 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Educators often ask me about the future of GIS. A <A href="https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/gis-and-spatial-analytics-market/">blog posted May 2018</A> in GEOSPATIAL WORLD begins</P><P style="padding-left: 30px;">"Geography,<EM> enriched by information systems to form the Geographic Information System or GIS, is growing exponentially. A core geospatial technology, the GIS is used virtually in every field, adding value to practically every business segment and application areas."</EM></P><P>The blog continues with some impressive numbers in terms of billions of dollars of value. For educators seeking some documentation that there is a future for students who build skills in thinking geographically and using GIS, this may be useful.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:12:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/k12-discussion/growth-in-gis-industry/m-p/827518#M111 CharlieFitzpatrick 2019-09-17T12:12:04Z