Opportunities in GIS / Geostatistics?

[Octoposse]

Spur of the moment thought whilst the oven chips are in (I have a hungry thirteen year old!) . . . .

In recent months my work has veered very much from mainstream statistics / analysis / epidemiology (in the broadest sense) towards geostatistics and geographic information systems.

This was very much due to us trying to do our current jobs better, overlay different data sources, build processes rather than year after year of ‘lone wolf craftsmanship’, and make some stuff self-service for end users of the data.

Not that it’s easy learning new stuff and re-building processes whilst still doing the time-critical day job!

But the thought occurs . . . after being settled in my current role since 2012, what sort of opportunities are there for transferable GIS skills? Have to be really interesting and / or loads of dosh to tempt me away from current job which will probably see me through to retirement otherwise!

[colin_p]

The utilities industry uses GIS a lot, but probably not in as an exciting way to tempt you.

[Ruskie]

Landmine clearing charities use GIS. I did very rudimentary training to understand the basics and create maps of mined areas. Makes survey and clearance easier. I doubt it is of interest, given you have kids, as it means moving to often unstable areas of the world to work. Happy to give you more info if needed.

[Octoposse]

Ruskie said:

Landmine clearing charities use GIS. I did very rudimentary training to understand the basics and create maps of mined areas. Makes survey and clearance easier. I doubt it is of interest, given you have kids, as it means moving to often unstable areas of the world to work. Happy to give you more info if needed.

Emailed you! Thanks.

[mikef]

https://www.gislounge.com/gis-job-listings/. Mainly in the US, but give an idea of the types of jobs, many with public bodies and logistics. Amazon and Facebook both seem to have had GIS development teams in the UK, at least prior to recent RIFs

[jimmsy]

Not the most booming industry right now, but companies in the UK like Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber have quite a lot of work in this area.

[rewild]

Fibre network planning. The industry is absolutely booming.

[Tickle]

I work for a large professional services consultancy, we have plenty of GIS specialists.

With the latest news of utility asset owners having combined mapping, this should create some good prospects in the GIS sector.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/sc...