2026-11-03 –, Bondi
The GIS industry is growing to $200B. Evolving technology supported with AI has created a demand in open source skills. Listen to our workforce analysis to see how you as an analyst, engineer, or developer can improve your marketability.
The (GIS) industry is tripling in size in this decade ($200B) with a need for open source solutions. But once you get your degree or first job in GIS, you are challenged to keep up with valid technical skills. Higher-ed offers Master’s degrees and even GIS certificates within Geography programs. But these focus on conceptual lectures and are very limited in programming topics. They also fall into a structure that doesn’t match the way the technical developer learns which is 'learning by doing'. Join this talk to see data from a workforce analysis as part of the World Geospatial Industry Council report. This includes 1) The broken talent pipeline problem, 2) AI automation risk profile, 3) Open source skills requirement data, 4) Soft skill importance, and 5) Job acquisition tips. You'll see what skills matter in the eyes of hiring managers so you can improve your marketability as an analyst, engineer, or developer. Since everyone in tech should be working on their skills, this talk is for those new to geospatial open source and those that are already working as developers.
Andres Abeyta is the Executive Director of Bootcamp GIS an open geospatial learning platform. He is also on the industry/academia team on the World Geospatial Industry Council. He is a contributor to the WGIC report: Preparing He has a Master’s degree from the San Diego State Geography Department. He has been an innovative educator delivering custom onsite and online geospatial education to many government agencies around the country: BLM, USFS, USFWS, NPS, NOAA, US Navy, US Army, US Marine Corps, US Air Force. He has co-authored a new upper tier course list, https://bootcampgis.com/courses/, that represents an array of technical geospatial thought leadership from around the world.