Preface
In the spring of 2010, the Humboldt State University
formed the Geospatial Task Force to improve the geospatial curriculum. Assigned
to develop a practical series of Geospatial courses that would serve students
across multiple programs, two primary areas of assessment were considered.
First, the existing curriculum was evaluated for redundancy and overlap.
Second, professional requirements were identified to eliminate obsolete content
and replace it with relevant job skills.
As a member of the Geospatial Task Force, I conducted interviews
with both alumni and students to gain first-hand insight into our assessment
goals. The consensus from those who had experience with geospatial courses at
HSU was that the Intermediate Geographic Information Systems course was outdated
and lacked relevancy in terms of job skills and modern analytical methods. This
assessment was confirmed when course content was evaluated based on standards
defined in the U.S. Department of Labor Geospatial Technology
Competency Model. This book is the result of the work and development that
followed over the years following the Geospatial Task Force recommendation.
Here, readers will find an introduction to several geospatial modeling
techniques.
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