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Title: Moving CyberGIS education forward: Knowing what matters and how it is decided
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2024
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ISSN: 1467-9671
DOI: 10.1111/TGIS.13225
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Abstract: <p>Maintaining educational resources and training materials as timely, current, and aligned with the needs of students, practitioners, and other users of geospatial technologies is a persistent challenge. This is particularly problematic within CyberGIS, a subfield of Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) that involves high‐performance computing and advanced cyberinfrastructure to address computation‐ and data‐intensive problems. In this study, we analyzed and compared content from two open educational resources: (1) a popular online web resource that regularly covers CyberGIS‐related topics (GIS Stack Exchange) and (2) existing and proposed content in the GIS&T Body of Knowledge. While current curricula may build a student's conceptual understanding of CyberGIS, there is a noticeable lack of resources for practical implementation of CyberGIS tools. The results highlight discrepancies between the attention and frequency of CyberGIS topics according to a popular online help resource and the CyberGIS academic community.</p>
Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tgis.13225
Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/tgis.13225
Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tgis.13225
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Authors: Zhang, Zhe; King, Jerad; Wang, Shaowen; Sinton, Diana; Wilson, John; Shook, Eric
Periodical (Full): Transactions in GIS
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