Map Intelligence – Map Reading and Interpretation for Informed Citizens

Welcome to the GIS Management Academy™ - the educational offerings of GIS Management Consulting Services.Professional GIS management matters:You have a large investment in the development of your GIS. The annual operating and maintenance costs for the typical geographic information system can be as much as 0.5% of an agency’s overall budget. But the effectiveness and return on investment for an agency’s GIS can vary dramatically. A recent study of more than a dozen agencies showed that the annual GIS ROI averaged 376% but varied from more than 1600% to a negative 11%.What accounts for this dramatic difference? Why should you care?Management matters. Two GIS operations with similar resources will likely have different levels of ROI and effectiveness, depending on how the operation is managed and operated.Profession GIS management competency along with GIS operational maturity are key factors to ensure maximum effectiveness and return on investment for any agency. This is the focus of the GIS Management Academy™. Whether you are a professional GIS manager or responsible for overall operation of the GIS practice within your agency, GIS Management Academy™ workshops and training can help achieve superior effectiveness and ROI.GIS Management Academy™ workshops can also help you as a GIS manager continuously improve your competencies to achieve a successful career.The GIS Management Academy™ framework approachGIS Management Consulting Services takes a framework approach to helping our clients. The core of this framework is the GIS Capability Maturity Model (GISCMM) and the Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM). These two framework models are the core of two foundational GIS Management Academy™ workshops. The GISCMM and GMCM are the only two peer-reviewed models related to GIS operations and management.Individual elements of the GISCMM and GMCM will be the topics for additional workshops that will be introduced within the next 12 months. Each GIS Management Academy™ workshop will also cross-refence other important sources for GIS, IT, and project management best practices, including:•	The Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM), as developed by the US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.•	The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (GIS&TBOK)•	The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).•	The Consortium for Advanced Management International (CAM-I)•	The Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)•	And other subject-specific best practices.What you will receiveEach student in GIS Management Academy™ workshops will receive:•	Online instruction from a qualified subject matter expert•	Students who complete each course will receive a copy of the workshop presentation material

GIS Management Academy

Join us online to boost your map skills and become a savvy citizen who reads maps like a pro!

<h2>Map Intelligence – Map Reading and Interpretation for Informed Citizens</h2>
Join us online for Map Intelligence, a cool event designed to boost your skills in map reading and interpretation. Whether you're a curious beginner or just want to sharpen your spatial smarts, this session is perfect for becoming a more informed citizen. Dive into the world of maps and learn tips and tricks to navigate and understand any map like a pro. Don't miss out on this fun, interactive online experience!

Maps are a form of language that needs to be learned to be understood.Everyone says ‘oh, I have GPS in my car or on my phone…’ But GPS is really just a mathematical monkey trick to send your approximate location from satellites to display on a map of the world. Without the map, GPS has limited value.Maps, as much as any form of media, contain a wealth of data, information, and knowledge about the world that we inhabit. But to decode that information, we need map intelligence.Map intelligence is the ability of a map user to decode the information about the world that the map maker (cartographer) is trying to convey to us.Why is this important? We encounter maps almost every day. From the ubiquitous daily weather map of our region, to maps we find in our history or current affairs books, maps that tell us where to vote and who we can vote for, maps presented by developers, or policy advocates to our elected officials, maps are important for our lives. Studies show that 50% of all local government employees use maps in some form for their work.This free, 75-minute online workshop introduces the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to interpret the maps that you encounter in your life.Topics include:· What is a map and what is not· Why use a map· Why and how maps must discriminate· The map as theory – how maps simulate the world· Map laws and best practices, including…· Projection (how to show the curved surface of the earth on a flat map surface· Map scale· Map points, lines, polygons· Map symbols· How map makers uses text and color to add meaning· How maps allow us to see things that we cannot see without them· Map user beware – how maps can lie· Map makers code of ethics· Becoming a map critic· The mapping profession· The power of GIS – Geographic Information Systems· Open Q&amp;A sessionAbout the AuthorGreg Babinski made his first map at the age of 4. He is a GIS management consultant and founder of GIS Management Consulting Services LLC and the GIS Management Academy™. Before that he worked for 36 years as a GIS manager in California and Washington State. He has published many works focused on GIS management, spoken about GIS management to audiences on four continents, and taught GIS for Public Policy for the University of Washington Evans School. He is a URISA Past-President, GISP, and AGS EthicalGEO Fellow.

Map Intelligence – Map Reading and Interpretation for Informed Citizens

More events from GIS Management Academy

Discover more events from GIS Management Academy, from Science & Tech to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.

Map Intelligence – Map Reading and Interpretation for Informed Citizens

More events from GIS Management Academy

Discover more events from GIS Management Academy, from Science & Tech to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.